Power to enter on State land for purposes of installation or plant
13.—(1) For the purpose of providing any telecommunication service, a public telecommunication licensee or any person authorised by the Authority in that behalf may at any reasonable time —
(a)
enter upon any State land;
(b)
subject to the approval of the Authority and the Singapore Land Authority, erect in or upon the State land such installation or plant used for telecommunications or excavate such trenches as may be necessary or proper for the purpose of providing the telecommunication service; and
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(c)
carry out all necessary works in connection therewith, and may, in the course thereof, fell or lop trees, remove vegetation and do all other things necessary for that purpose.
(2) Where any such work interferes with improvements, buildings, growing trees or crops, the licensee shall pay compensation for any damage or disturbance.
(3) Where the land is occupied under a licence for temporary occupation, the compensation shall be paid to the occupant under the licence.