Singapore Overseas Telecommunication Board Ordinance
Table of Contents
Long Title
Preamble
Enacting Formula
Part I PRELIMINARY
1 Short title and commencement
2 Interpretation
Part II ESTABLISHMENT OF THE SINGAPORE OVERSEAS TELECOMMUNICATION BOARD
3 Establishment and incorporation of the Singapore Overseas Telecommunication Board
4 Chairman of the Board
5 Constitution of the Board
6 Procedure of the Board
Part III THE RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE BOARD
Property of the Board
7 Transfer to the Board of the external telecommunication undertakings of the Government and the Company
8 Existing contracts
Officers of the Board
9 Transfer of officers of the Government and of the Company
10 Pension schemes, provident funds, etc
11 Protection of the Board and its officers from personal liability
12 Public servants and telegraph officers
Functions and duties of the Board
13 General functions and duties of the Board
14 Contracts
15 Power to sell, lease and exchange lands, etc
16 Compulsory acquisition of land
Power to place telegraph lines and posts
17 Power for Board to place and maintain telegraph lines and posts
18 Power to enter on property in order to repair or remove telegraph lines or posts
Provisions applicable to property vested in or under the control or management of statutory authorities
19 Power for statutory authority to give permission under section 17 (3) subject to conditions
20 Power for statutory authority to require removal or alteration of telegraph line or post
21 Power to alter position of gas or water pipes or drains
22 Disputes between Board and statutory authority
23 Power of statutory authorities to grant licences
Provisions applicable to other property
24 Exercise of powers conferred by section 17 and disputes as to compensation in case of property other than that of a statutory authority
25 Removal or alteration of telegraph line or post on property other than that of a statutory authority
Provisions applicable to all property
26 Removal of trees interrupting a telecommunication service
27 Board may make ex-gratia payments
Part IV FINANCIAL PROVISIONS
28 General duties and powers of the Board in financial matters
29 Rates and scales of charges for telecommunication services
30 Application of revenue
31 Profit
32 Investment of funds
33 Power to issue stock
34 Power to borrow money
35 Annual financial statement
36 Budget
37 Approval of budget by Minister
38 Supplemental budget
39 Accounts and nomination of Auditor
40 Power of Auditor
41 Reports by Auditor
42 Annual statement of account
43 Annual report
Part V ARBITRATION
44 Method of arbitration
Part VI TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS
45 Ownership of the undertaking of the Board and purchase thereof
46 Company not to dispose of its share and interest in the undertaking of the Board without prior approval
47 Company to provide staff and training facilities
48 Operation of internal telecommunication service by the Board
Part VII GENERAL
49 Board not liable to compensate for loss, injury or damage
50 Precautions in execution of work
51 Protection of telecommunication installations and plant of the Board
52 Exemption of telecommunication installations and plant from distress and attachment
53 Compensation for damage
54 Regulations
Explanatory Statement
Expenditure of Public Money