Singapore legislation

Clause 9

of Telecommunications (Amendment) Bill

Clause 9

Amendment of section 19

Section 19 of the Telecommunications Act is amended —

(a)

by deleting the words “or revoke” in subsection (1)(b) and substituting the words “, suspend or revoke the whole or any part of”;

(b)

by deleting paragraph (a) of subsection (2) and substituting the following paragraph:“(a)require the developer or owner of any land or building to provide, maintain or give access to, at the developer’s or owner’s expense, such space or facility within or on the land or building, for the installation, operation or maintenance of any installation, plant or system used for all or any of the following purposes:

(i)

the provision of any telecommunication service or radio‑communication service to that land or building;

(ii)

the provision of any telecommunication service or radio‑communication service to any other land or building; and”; and

(c)

by inserting, immediately after subsection (6), the following subsections:“(6A) The Authority may give a written notice to a telecommunication licensee, or a developer, owner or occupier of any land or building, requiring compliance with any code of practice issued under subsection (1).(6B) The Authority may at any time vary, suspend or revoke the whole or any part of a written notice given under subsection (6A).(6C) To avoid doubt, the Authority may give a written notice under subsection (6A) notwithstanding that such written notice may prejudice the contractual obligations of the telecommunication licensee, or the developer, owner or occupier of any land or building, whether the obligation relates to a contract made before, on or after the commencement of section 9(c) of the Telecommunications (Amendment) Act 2016.(6D) No liability shall lie against any party to a contract made before, on or after the commencement of section 9(c) of the Telecommunications (Amendment) Act 2016 for or in relation to, any breach of the contract where the breach is solely attributable to, or occasioned by, the compliance by that party with any written notice under subsection (6A).(6E) Nothing in subsection (6D) affects the operation of the Frustrated Contracts Act (Cap. 115).”.