Singapore legislation
Clause 27
Clause 27
Maintaining wayfinding signs for public paths
(1)
A proprietor or occupier of any land on which any permanent directional or wayfinding signage in relation to all or any public paths leading to or away from, or on, under or over, the land is erected or installed, or relocated (whether by the proprietor or occupier or a predecessor) pursuant to an order under section 26(1) —
must maintain the signage in a reasonably good and clean condition, allowing for reasonable wear and tear; and
must not intentionally or negligently cause or permit damage to the signage, or the signage to be obscured from view.
(2)
A person who fails to comply with subsection (1) shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $2,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 3 months or to both and, in the case of a continuing offence, to a further fine not exceeding $500 for every day or part of a day during which the offence continues after conviction.
(3)
In proceedings for an offence under subsection (2), it is a defence to the charge for the accused to prove, on a balance of probabilities, that the damage to the signage concerned was due to —
any riot, insurrection, revolution or civil disorder, act of sabotage, vandalism or war (whether declared or undeclared);
a military operation, or an act for the purpose of extinguishing or preventing the spread of a fire on the land or adjoining land; or
lightning, earthquake, storm, fire, flood, subsidence, landslide, mudslide or other natural disaster.
(4)
Where, in the opinion of the Authority, any permanent directional or wayfinding signage that relates to all or any public paths leading to or away from, or on, under or over, any land is not kept or maintained in a state of good repair or in a proper and clean condition or is obscured, the Authority may give an order to the proprietor or occupier of the land requiring the proprietor or occupier of the land to repair, clean or uncover, or cause to be repaired, cleaned or uncovered, the signage at the proprietor’s or occupier’s cost.
(5)
An order under subsection (4) must specify —
the permanent directional or wayfinding signage to be repaired, cleaned or uncovered;
the time by which the work for repairing, cleaning or uncovering the signage must start; and
the time within which the work for repairing, cleaning or uncovering the signage must be completed.
(6)
If an order under subsection (4) is not complied with to its satisfaction, the Authority may —
carry out or cause to be carried out all or any of the work specified in that order; and
recover all expenses reasonably incurred by the Authority in the exercise of powers under this section from the person in default.
(7)
Without affecting the right of the Authority to exercise the powers under subsection (6), if any person to whom an order under subsection (4) is given fails, without reasonable excuse, to comply with the requirements of that order, that person shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $2,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 3 months or to both and, in the case of a continuing offence, to a further fine not exceeding $500 for every day or part of a day during which the offence continues after conviction.
(8)
This section does not apply to or in relation to any road related facility within the meaning of the Street Works Act (Cap. 320A).