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Rapid Transit Systems Act 1995 · 2020 Revised Edition · Part 2 · Planning and Construction of Rapid Transit Systems

4. Power to enter State land to lay and operate railway

Amended

Last amended by an amending law of 2018. 2 amendments in all.

(1)

For the purpose of constructing, maintaining and operating any railway, the Authority or any person authorised by the Authority may —

(a)

at any reasonable time, enter upon any State land within or adjoining the railway area; and

(b)

subject to the approval of the Commissioner of Lands, lay, construct and operate the railway on, under or over the State land and do all things as are reasonably necessary for the laying, construction, maintenance and operation of the railway.

(2)

In addition to subsection (1), the Authority may, at any reasonable time, enter upon any State land that is within or adjoining any railway area, and do all things as are reasonably necessary for the construction and maintenance of railway commuter facilities on, under or over that land.

(3)

To avoid doubt, nothing in subsection (2) derogates from any power of the Authority to construct and maintain any street, road structure or road related facility under the Street Works Act 1995.

Terms defined in s 2

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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construction
Defined · s 2
“construction”, in relation to a railway, includes —(a)the reconstruction or realignment of the railway;(b)permanently improving the railway or otherwise bringing it to a higher standard,and any associated investigative and engineering studies, but does not include the planning, maintenance and management of the railway;
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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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maintenance
Defined · s 2
“maintenance” includes the detection and rectification of any faults;
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railway
Defined · s 2
“railway” means a network or system of fixed horizontal rails, tracks, grooves or other guide-ways on, under or above the ground along which a train moves or runs, and includes all tunnels, viaducts, bridges, crossings, stabling yards, depots, stations and other infrastructures constructed or intended to be constructed for any railway and any extensions thereto;
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railway area
Defined · s 2
“railway area” means the land delineated as such in plans and maps prepared under section 3(1) or (3);
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Part 3

Operation of Rapid Transit Systems

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Part 3A

Control of Designated Entities

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Part 4

Safety of Railway

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Part 4A

Special Administration Orders and Schemes of Transfers, Etc., for Licensees and Designated Operating Entities

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Part 5

Appeals

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Part 6

Miscellaneous

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