Singapore legislation
Clause 39
Clause 39
Prohibitions
(1)
No person shall —
establish any radiocommunication station or install or work any radiocommunication apparatus in any place in Singapore or on board any local vessel or local aircraft or in any vehicle; or
offer for sale, sell, or have in his possession with a view to sale, radiocommunication apparatus or material,except under and in accordance with a licence granted under this Part of this Act.
(2)
Every such licence shall be in such form and for such period as the Minister may determine and shall contain such terms, conditions and restrictions, on and subject to which the licence is granted, as the Minister may consider desirable in the public interest.
(3)
Any person who is in possession of any radiocommunication apparatus intended for transmitting or receiving messages by radiocommunication shall be deemed, until the contrary is proved, to have worked the same.
(4)
The occupier of any dwelling-house or premises in which is installed any radiocommunication apparatus for receiving any messages by radiocommunication in respect of which a licence is not in force shall be guilty of an offence under this Part of this Act.
(5)
It shall be a defence to a prosecution for an offence under subsection (4) of this section that the occupier was not aware and could not with reasonable diligence have become aware of the existence in the dwelling-house or premises of the radiocommunication apparatus in question.