Singapore legislation
Clause 25
of Telecommunication Authority of Singapore (Amendment) Bill
Clause 25
New sections 103A and 103B
The principal Act is amended by inserting, immediately after section 103, the following sections:“Provision of installation, plant or space by direction of Authority103A.—
Where the Authority considers it necessary that any telecommunication service should be provided to any building, whether completed or not, or that the quality of a telecommunication service provided to any building be enhanced, the Authority may by direction —
require, in connection with paragraph (b), the developer or owner of the building or land to provide at his expense, within such period as may be specified in the direction, such space within or on the building or land, and access thereto, as the Authority may specify in the direction; and
require any telecommunication licensee to install, within such period as may be specified in the direction, such installation, plant or system as the Authority considers necessary for the provision, or the enhancement of quality, of the telecommunication service.(2) Any direction under subsection (1) may include —
a requirement that the telecommunication licensee shall contribute, wholly or partly, to such costs and expenses incurred for the provision of any installation, plant or system or space under subsection (1) as the Authority may determine; and
such other requirements as the Authority may specify.(3) Any person who fails to comply with any requirement in a direction under subsection (1) shall be guilty of an offence.Sharing of installation, plant or system103B.—
The Authority may direct any telecommunication licensee to co-ordinate and co-operate, in such manner and on such terms as the Authority may specify, with any other person, in the use or sharing of any installation, plant or system, or part thereof, used for telecommunications.(2) Any person who fails to comply with any direction under subsection (1) shall be guilty of an offence.”.