Singapore legislation
Regulation 16
Regulation 16
Lighting of work site and erection of traffic signs, etc.
Subregulation 1
It shall be the duty of the person carrying out any works on a public street and the person for whom the works are being carried out to ensure that —
any part of the street which is broken up or open, or which is obstructed by any equipment, debris or other material or thing, is adequately guarded and lit; and
such temporary traffic signs, blinkers, barriers, cones, rotating lamps and other indications as are necessary for the guidance or direction of motorists and pedestrians using the street are properly erected, operated and maintained, in accordance with the Code of Practice or such directions as the Authority may give from time to time.
Subregulation 2
If any of the requirements referred to in paragraph (1) is not complied with, the Authority may take such steps as it thinks necessary to ensure that such requirement is met and recover any costs incurred by it from the person for whom the works are being carried out or from the security furnished under regulation 10 in respect of the works.
Subregulation 3
Where pursuant to paragraph (2) the Authority causes any temporary traffic sign, blinker, barrier, cone, rotating lamp or other indication to be erected at the work site, the person for whom the works are being carried out shall, in addition to any costs payable by him under paragraph (2), pay to the Authority a fee of $65 unless the Authority, in its discretion, remits the whole or part of such fee under regulation 34.