21. Authority to operate rapid transit system

Terms defined in s 2

• Authority

  Authority

  Defined · s 2

  “Authority” means the Land Transport Authority of Singapore established under the Land Transport Authority of Singapore Act 1995;

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• land

  land

  Defined · s 2

  “land” includes and may, where the context so requires, have any one or more of the following meanings separately:(a)land of any tenure and so much of the airspace above the surface as may be reasonably used or enjoyed by any owner thereof, and so much of the subterranean space below the surface as is reasonably necessary for the use and enjoyment of the land, whether or not held apart from the surface;(b)the whole or part of any building or other erection or fixture on land;(c)where an undivided share of a leasehold interest in land has appurtenant to it rights to the exclusive use and occupation of a building or part thereof on such land, such share in the land and all rights appurtenant thereto;(d)any other estate, right, share or interest in land;

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• licensee

  licensee

  Defined · s 2

  “licensee” means a company which is licensed under this Act to operate any rapid transit system;

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• rapid transit system

  rapid transit system

  Defined · s 2

  “rapid transit system” means any railway line, or a combination of 2 or more railway lines, and any part thereof comprised in that line or those lines set up or intended to be set up under this Act to meet the transport requirements of the public and includes the Mass Rapid Transit system set up under the repealed Act;

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