Singapore legislation

Clause 54

of Telecommunication Authority of Singapore Bill

Clause 54

Unlawful operation of telecommunication

(1)

Any person who establishes, maintains or operates a telecommunication system within Singapore or otherwise infringes the privilege conferred upon the Authority by section 22 or commits a breach of any condition in the licence granted by the Authority under section 24 shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding three thousand dollars and in the case of a continuing offence to a further fine not exceeding five hundred dollars for every day or part thereof during which such telecommunication system is maintained or operated or the breach of the condition of any licence is continued after conviction.

(2)

In the case of an offence in relation to the telecommunication system not extending beyond Singapore, every person operating the system or, if different people run different parts of it, each of them shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable under this section and in the case of an offence in relation to a telecommunication system extending beyond Singapore, the person or every person operating that portion of such system within Singapore or, if different people operate different parts of the said system, each of them shall be guilty of an offence and shall be similarly liable.