Singapore legislation
Clause 6
Clause 6
New sections 58A and 58B
The principal Act is amended by inserting, immediately after section 58, the following sections:“Damage to railway or railway premises58A. Any person who wilfully removes, destroys or damages the railway or railway premises or any part thereof shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $200,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding one year or to both.Compensation for damaging railway or railway premises58B.—
Any person who removes, destroys or damages, whether wilfully or otherwise, the railway or railway premises or any part thereof shall, in addition to any penalty for which he is liable for an offence under this Act, be liable to pay compensation for the damage he has done and the compensation shall be recoverable by civil action or suit before any court of competent jurisdiction.(2) Subject to subsection (1), any court before which a person is charged with an offence under this Act may assess the compensation payable under this section and may make an order for the payment of the same.(3) Any order made under subsection (2) may be enforced as if it were a judgment in a civil action or suit.”.