Telecommunication Authority of Singapore Act(CHAPTER 323)
Table of Contents
Long Title
Part I PRELIMINARY
1 Short title
2 Interpretation
Part II RECONSTITUTION, FUNCTIONS AND POWERS OF AUTHORITY
3 Reconstitution of Authority
4 Common seal
5 Constitution of Authority
6 Functions and duties of Authority
7 Powers of Authority
8 Power to act in relation to, proposals for privatisation
9 Annual report
10 Appointment of officers and employees
11 Public servants
12 Protection from personal liability
13 Power to issue shares, etc.
14 Power to capitalise
15 Power to borrow
16 Duty of Authority in financial matters
17 Application of revenue
18 Investment of funds
19 Financial provisions
20 Symbol design or representation of Authority
21 Exclusion of liability of Authority
22 Charges and other terms for services provided by Authority
23 Power to acquire and dispose of property
Part III EXCLUSIVE PRIVILEGE AND LICENSING, ETC., OF TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEMS
24 Exclusive privilege with respect to telecommunications
25 Exceptions to section 24
26 Power to license telecommunication systems and services
27 Designation of public telecommunication licensees
28 Modification of licence conditions
29 Suspension or cancellation of licence, etc.
30 Approval of equipment
31 Vesting of telecommunication undertaking in telecommunication successor company
32 Initial Government holding in telecommunication successor company
33 Financial structure of telecommunication successor company or postal successor company
34 Application of law in relation to offer of shares or debentures of telecommunication successor company or postal successor company
35 Application of Trustees Act in relation to investment in telecommunication successor company or postal successor company
36 Transfer of employees to telecommunication successor company
37 Conditions of service
38 Continuation and completion of disciplinary proceedings
39 Existing agreements and pending proceedings
Part IV EXCLUSIVE PRIVILEGE AND LICENSING, ETC., OF POSTAL SERVICES
40 Exclusive privilege with respect to conveyance, etc., of letters
41 Exceptions to section 40
42 Power to license conveyance of letters, etc.
43 Designation of public postal licensees
44 Modification of licence conditions
45 Suspension or cancellation of licence, etc.
46 Vesting of postal undertaking in postal successor company
47 Initial Government holding in postal successor company
48 Transfer of employees to postal successor company
49 Application of sections 37, 38 and 39 to postal successor company and persons transferred to its service
50 Duty of master of vessel or aircraft departing from Singapore to convey mail bags
51 Duty of master of vessel or aircraft arriving in Singapore for postal articles and mail bags
52 Penalty for failing to comply with section 50 or 51
53 Notice to be given of departure of vessel or aircraft
54 Gratuities to master or owner of vessel or aircraft for conveyance of mail bags and postal articles
55 Liability of master, owner or agent of vessel or aircraft for theft, loss or damage to registered or insured postal articles or parcels
56 Power to specify documents and terms and conditions for remittance of money
57 Recovery of money paid in excess or wrongly paid
58 Documents to be deemed valuable securities
59 Examination of postal articles
60 Forfeiture of postal articles
61 Presumption as to importer
62 Import and export control of franking machines
63 Delivery of postal articles
64 Posting boxes
65 Provision of postage stamps
66 Official marks to be prima facie evidence of certain facts denoted
67 Recovery of postage and other sums due in respect of postal articles
68 Suspension of postal services
69 Power to deal with postal articles posted in contravention of this Act
Part V OFFENCES AND PENALTIES
70 Unlawful operation of telecommunication system
71 Prohibitions in respect of radio-communication and telecommunication equipment
72 Penalty for unlicensed station
73 Exemption from sections 70, 71 and 72
74 Powers of search and seizure
75 Using unlawful telecommunication system or service
76 Obstruction of public telecommunication or postal licensees
77 Intentional damage to installation or plant used for telecommunications or posts
78 Offences by officer, employee or agent of public telecommunication licensees
79 Fraudulent use of telecommunication system
80 Sending false message
81 Fraudulent retention of messages
82 Protection of installation or plant used by public telecommunication or public postal licensees
83 Prohibition of false notice relating to public telecommunication or postal licensees’ installation or plant
84 Charging for use of services provided by public telecommunication or postal licensees
85 Damage to public telecommunication or postal licensees’ installation or plant
86 Compensation for damage caused to public telecommunication or postal licensees’ installation or plant
87 Penalty for removing any mark denoting used device for telephony purposes
88 Failure to disconnect equipment not approved under section 30
89 Unlawful operation of postal services
90 Offences by officer, employee or agent of public postal licensees
91 Fraudulent sending of postal article
92 Fraudulent retention of postal article
93 Penalty for sending anything indecent, etc., by post
94 Penalty for making any facsimile, imitation or representation of any postage stamp
95 Penalty for erasure of mark denoting used postage stamp
Part VI MISCELLANEOUS AND GENERAL
96 Power to enter on and examine land
97 Power to enter on State land for purposes of installation
98 Power to enter on other land for purposes of installation
99 Inspection, maintenance and repair of installation or plant for telecommunications
100 Removal or alteration of installation or plant for telecommunications
101 Removal of trees dangerous to or obstructing any installation or plant for telecommunications
102 Provision of building space by developer or owner
103 Provision of facilities for radio-communication
104 Disputes as to compensation
105 Precautions in execution of work
106 Savings of wayleave agreements
107 Existing installation or plant
108 Right to conduct international business dealings
109 Government’s overriding international rights
110 Liability for international financial obligations
111 Contribution by Government
112 Provision to Government of telecommunication or postal services, etc.
113 Exemption from distress and attachment
114 Exclusion of liability of public telecommunication licensees
115 Exclusion of liability of public postal licensees
116 Directions by Minister
117 Furnishing of information
118 Jurisdiction of Courts
119 Offences by bodies of persons
120 Powers of arrest and search in respect of seizable offences
121 Powers of search and arrest in respect of offences under section 70 or 89
122 Obstruction of police officer or Chief Executive or employee of Authority
123 No costs or damages or other relief arising from seizure to be recoverable unless seizure without reasonable or probable cause
124 Power to compound
125 General penalties
126 Public Prosecutor to sanction prosecution
127 Saving of prosecutions under other laws
128 Service of documents
129 Excluded matters
130 Exemption by Minister
131 Regulations
132 Transitional provisions
Legislative History