Telecommunication Authority of Singapore Act · 1993 Revised Edition · Part V · Offences and Penalties
86. Compensation for damage caused to public telecommunication or postal licensees’ installation or plant
Feedback & supportAny person who removes, destroys or damages, whether wilfully, negligently, accidentally or otherwise, the installation or plant used for telecommunications or for posts shall, in addition to any penalty for which he is liable for an offence under this Act, be liable to pay compensation for the damage he has done and the compensation shall be recoverable by civil action or suit before any court of competent jurisdiction.
installation or plant used for telecommunications
“installation or plant used for telecommunications” includes all buildings, lands, structures, machinery, equipment, cables, poles and lines used or intended for use in connection with telecommunications;
Subject to subsection (1), any court before which a person is charged with an offence under this Act may assess the compensation payable under this section and may make an order for the payment of the same.
Any order under subsection (2) may be enforced as if it were a judgment in a civil action or suit.