57. Any person who contravenes or fails to comply with any of the provisions of these Regulations shall be guilty of an offence.
Compounding of offences
58. An employee of the Authority specially authorised by name in that behalf by the Chief Executive may, in his discretion, compound any offence under these Regulations by collecting from the person reasonably suspected of committing the offence a sum not exceeding $1,000.
[S 615/1998 wef 01/01/1999]
Radio-communications by members of the armed forces and other forces
59. No member of any armed forces, Singapore Civil Defence Force or police force shall use any station owned by him or by the said forces without a licence granted under these Regulations, unless such member uses the station in the course of his duties or in connection with a network used exclusively by the forces.
Waiver and exemption
60. The Minister or the Authority (subject to the directions of the Minister) may waive any or all of the terms and conditions in any licence and any fee payable under these Regulations and may exempt any person from any or all of the provisions of these Regulations.
Transitional provisions
61.—(1) Notwithstanding the revocation of Radio-communication (Control of Interference from Ignition Apparatus) Regulations [Rg 1, 1990 Ed.], the Radiocommunication Regulations [Rg 3, 1990 Ed.] and the Radiocommunication (Exemption) (Consolidation) Regulations [Rg 5, 1990 Ed.], any person who immediately before 19th August 1994 was the holder of a valid licence granted under the revoked Radio-communication Regulations, may, until the expiry of the licence, perform all the acts for which the licence was granted as if these Regulations had not been enacted.
(2) Any licence granted under the revoked Radiocommunication Regulations other than any Radiocommunication Dealer’s Licence or Line Transmission Dealer’s Licence shall, subject to the provisions of these Regulations, be deemed to have been granted under and subject to these Regulations and shall be renewable on the date on which it would have been renewable had these Regulations not been enacted.