Singapore legislation
Clause 4
Clause 4
Amendment of section 5A
Section 5A of the Telecommunications Act is amended —
by deleting subsection (3) and substituting the following subsections:“(3) For the purposes of subsection (1), the Authority may, subject to the regulations made under section 74, specify, in such form and manner as the Authority thinks fit —
the procedure and requirements for the grant of a spectrum right under subsection (1);
the conditions for participating in the process for the allocation of the spectrum right; and
the fees and charges payable, or the manner of determining the fees and charges payable, for the grant of the spectrum right.(3A) Without affecting subsection (3), the Authority may employ any, or any combination, of the following methods to determine the grant of a spectrum right:
auction;
tender;
allocation of the spectrum right in exchange for such fees or charges as determined or negotiated by the Authority.(3B) The grant of a spectrum right to a person under subsection (1) is subject to the person paying to the Authority such fees or charges as may be specified, or as may be determined in the manner specified, by the Authority under subsection (3)(c).(3C) A person who is granted a spectrum right under subsection (1) must also pay to the Authority such other fees or charges for the grant, or such periodic fees or charges for the duration of the grant, or both, as may be specified, or as may be determined in the manner specified, by the Authority under subsection (3)(c).(3D) The fees or charges payable by a person to the Authority under subsections (3B) and (3C) are recoverable by the Authority from the person as a debt due to the Authority.”; and
by deleting paragraph (a) of subsection (9) and substituting the following paragraphs:“(a)provide for the exclusion of any person from participation, or limiting the person’s participation, in the process of allocation of any spectrum right;
(aa)without affecting subsection (1)(a), specify the types of conditions that the Authority may impose on the grant of any spectrum right;
(ab)provide for the variation of the conditions of the grant of any spectrum right;”.