Rapid Transit Systems Act 1995

the reconstruction or realignment of the railway;

permanently improving the railway or otherwise bringing it to a higher standard,and any associated investigative and engineering studies, but does not include the planning, maintenance and management of the railway;

land of any tenure and so much of the airspace above the surface as may be reasonably used or enjoyed by any owner thereof, and so much of the subterranean space below the surface as is reasonably necessary for the use and enjoyment of the land, whether or not held apart from the surface;

the whole or part of any building or other erection or fixture on land;

where an undivided share of a leasehold interest in land has appurtenant to it rights to the exclusive use and occupation of a building or part thereof on such land, such share in the land and all rights appurtenant thereto;

any other estate, right, share or interest in land;

is appointed under section 11 of the Land Transport Authority of Singapore Act 1995;

is authorised by or under that Act to exercise any powers under any provision of this Act or regulations made under this Act, as the case may be; and(c)is acting within that authorisation;

a pedestrian facility (such as ramps, overhead bridges, footpaths, escalators, stairs and lifts) for or connected or facilitating access to the railway comprised in any rapid transit system;

a bicycle parking facility or vehicle set down facility for intending passengers of the railway comprised in any rapid transit system; or(c)any other similar structure or facility that integrates a rapid transit system with developments surrounding the rapid transit system by facilitating better access for passengers to residences, employment, markets, services and recreation;

deposited with the competent authority; and(b)available for inspection by the public free of charge at the office of the Authority, during the hours when that office is normally open to the public.

a general description of the plan or map or of the nature and extent of the amendment or substitution; and(b)particulars of the places and times at which a copy of the plan or map, or details of the amendment or a copy of the substitute plan or map may be inspected by the public in conformity with subsection (2).

at any reasonable time, enter upon any State land within or adjoining the railway area; and(b)subject to the approval of the Commissioner of Lands, lay, construct and operate the railway on, under or over the State land and do all things as are reasonably necessary for the laying, construction, maintenance and operation of the railway.

give a brief description of the works which the Authority proposes to carry out on the land;

state the estimated period (if any) during which the Authority intends to occupy or take possession of the land;

describe the area or extent of the land needed for the carrying out of the works mentioned in paragraph (a); and(d)state that any person entitled to payment of any compensation under the Land Transport Authority of Singapore Act 1995 may serve a written claim on the Authority.

be made by the Authority;

describe the right in, under or over land or the right of temporary occupation and the area of land subject to such right; and(c)state particulars of the places and times at which a copy of a plan of the area of land subject to such right may be inspected.

the land; and(b)any other land of the owner related to the land in paragraph (a),if the owner considers that the owner suffers substantial impairment of the owner’s rights in the lands in paragraphs (a) and (b) because of the taking of that temporary possession.

a person who has the fee simple estate in the land;

a person who is the grantee or lessee under a State title for the land;

a person who has become entitled to exercise a power of sale of the land; or(d)a person in occupation of the land under a tenancy the term of which exceeds 7 years;

is the subject of a separate certificate of title registered under the Land Titles Act 1993; or(b)is a lot in a lawful division of land and capable of being separately held by any owner,and where a single building is erected on 2 or more such adjoining lands or lots mentioned in paragraph (a) or (b), includes the area comprised in those lands or lots, as the case may be.

any reference in those sections to any land that is the subject of a notice under section 49(1) of the Land Acquisition Act 1966 must be read as a reference to the land that is the subject of a notice under section 7(1);

any reference in those sections to land temporary possession of which is or has been taken under section 42 of the Land Acquisition Act 1966 must be read as a reference to any land temporary possession of which is or has been taken in accordance with section 5;

any reference in those sections to an owner of land must be read as a reference to an owner of land mentioned in section 7;

any reference in section 49A of the Land Acquisition Act 1966 to a claim period for any land temporary possession of which is or has been taken in accordance with a direction under section 42 of the Land Acquisition Act 1966 must be read as a reference to one year starting from either of the following dates:

the date of the notice under section 5 relating to that land;

the date of the expiry of the term of temporary possession in a notice under section 5 for the temporary occupation of the land, or the date the land is returned to the owner if earlier;

any other exceptions, modifications and adaptations that the differences between them necessarily require.

any inspection or survey which is reasonably necessary to ascertain the condition of the land or building prior to or during the construction of any railway and to carry out all reasonably necessary work of a preventive or remedial nature; and(b)any inspection or maintenance of the railway which has been laid by the Authority on, under or over the land or building and to carry out any work and do all things necessary for the purpose of maintaining the railway causing as little damage as possible and paying compensation to any person affected for any damage that may be caused.

the Authority is of the opinion that an emergency exists which necessitates immediate entry; or(b)the entry is required only for the purpose of an inspection or a survey.

must describe the purpose of the entry and the nature of any work to be carried out; and(b)is deemed to be given to and received by an owner or occupier if a written notice is affixed to a conspicuous part of the land or building to be entered.

as the occasion requires, enter and reinspect and re‑survey any land or building in respect of which any of the powers contained in subsection (1) have been exercised; and(b)in relation to that land or building, exercise those powers as often as the occasion requires.

alter the course or position of any wire, line, cable, pipe, tube, casing, duct, post, structure or other apparatus which belongs to or is maintained by that owner or supplier; and(b)repair any street surface thereby disturbed,if in the opinion of the Authority the alteration is required for the purposes of the construction, operation, maintenance or improvement of any railway.

specify the apparatus or structure to which the notice applies and set out the requirements of the Authority as to the alteration of its course or position and the repair of any street surface;

stipulate the period within which such work must be carried out;

be served upon the owner or supplier at least one month before the commencement of that period; and(d)state that any person entitled to compensation under this Act may serve a written claim upon the Authority.

describe the object or structure to be removed;

stipulate the period within which the work of removal must be carried out;

be given to the owner of the land or building not later than 28 days before the commencement of that period; and(d)state that any person entitled to compensation under the Land Transport Authority of Singapore Act 1995 may serve a written claim upon the Authority.

the relative viability of operating and maintaining that rapid transit system in the network of rapid transit systems;

the long-term operational and maintenance needs of the railway network and the long‑term sustainability of each rapid transit system comprised in the network of rapid transit systems; and(c)the benefits and burdens that the operation and maintenance of that rapid transit system is likely to bring to and impose on the network of rapid transit systems.

the extent, hours and general level of services;

the security and safety of persons using or engaged in work on the rapid transit system;

the maintenance and operation of the railway relating to the rapid transit system;

the deposit of security or bank guarantee to the satisfaction of the Authority for the due performance by the licensee of all or any obligations imposed upon it by the licence or by this Act;

the control and restriction, directly or indirectly, on the creation, holding or disposal of shares in the licensee or its shareholders, or of interests in the undertaking of the licensee or any part thereof;

the restriction on the carrying on by the licensee of any trade or business not related to the activity which the licensee is authorised by its licence to carry on; and(g)the standards of performance to be complied by the licensee in the maintenance or operation of the rapid transit system or the provision of rapid transit system services.

may require the licensee to enter into any agreement with any person for such purposes as may be specified in the conditions of the licence, such as but not limited to any matter which is dealt with (whether in the same or different manner) by an access contract;

may include provision for determining the terms on which such agreements are to be entered into, which may be such conditions as may be agreed to by the licensee and such other persons or, in default of agreement, as may be determined by the Authority;

may include conditions which must be complied with before the licence can be transferred or assigned;

may require the licensee

to comply with any requirements from time to time imposed by the Authority (or a person nominated by the Authority for this purpose) with respect to the matters concerning the operation or maintenance of the rapid transit system that are specified, or are of a description specified, in the licence;

except insofar as the Authority (or a person nominated by the Authority for this purpose) consents to the licensee doing or not doing them, to do, or not to do, the things that are specified, or are of a description specified, in the licence;

to refer for determination by a person nominated by the Authority for this purpose the questions arising under the licence that are specified, or are of a description specified, in the licence; or(iv)to furnish to the Authority (or a person nominated by the Authority for this purpose) any documents or other information that the Authority may require for the purpose of exercising any functions conferred or imposed on the Authority or person under or by virtue of the licence or this Act;

may contain provision for the conditions to cease to have effect or be modified at the times, in the manner and in the circumstances specified in or determined by or under the conditions; and any provision included by virtue of this paragraph in a licence has effect in addition to section 16 with respect to the modification of the conditions of a licence;

may require the licensee

to operate or maintain any extension of the rapid transit system or part thereof; or(ii)to maintain any railway commuter facility within the vicinity of a station that is part of the rapid transit system, and any other premises, facilities and structures used as, or for the purposes of, or otherwise reasonably necessary for or incidental to operating the rapid transit system;

may require the licensee to acquire from such person as may be specified in the licence, and to use, such property or rights as may be so specified, or to undertake such liabilities as may be so specified;

may require the licensee to prepare itself to deal with any plague or epidemic, fire, flood, earthquake or disaster (natural or otherwise) or any public emergency; and(i)may require the licensee to provide travel information systems and directional signs for the purpose of ensuring integration of the rapid transit system with transport services and facilities and developments surrounding the rapid transit systems operated by the licensee so as to enhance railway passenger services.

a contract under which a person, and so far as may be appropriate, an associate of that person, obtains permission from a facility owner to use the facility owner’s railway facility; or(b)a contract conferring an option to require a facility owner to secure that a person, and so far as may be appropriate, an associate of that person, obtains permission from the facility owner to use the facility owner’s railway facility;

any employee, agent or independent contractor of the person;

any passenger of the person;

any person engaged in the provision of goods or services to or for the person; or(d)any other person who deals or has business with the person;

who has an estate or interest in, or right over, any track, station or depot of a rapid transit system; and(b)whose permission to use that track, station or depot is needed by another before that other may use it;

stating that it proposes to make the addition, deletion or modification in the manner specified in the notice; and(b)specifying the time (being at least 28 days from the date of service of notice on the licensee) within which the licensee may make written representations to the Authority with respect to the proposed addition, deletion or modification.

reject the representation;

amend the proposed addition, deletion or modification in the manner that it thinks fit having regard to the representation; or(c)withdraw the proposed addition, deletion or modification.

during the period mentioned in section 20(1); and(b)while the appeal of the licensee is under consideration by the Minister.

the person is a licensee authorised by licence to operate that rapid transit system; or(b)the Authority consents in writing to the acquisition.

is used or intended to be used (and whether or not it is also used for other purposes) by the licensee authorised by a licence to operate that rapid transit system; and(b)is designated by or under the licence to be an essential operating asset.

the licence contains a condition authorising the transfer or assignment; and(b)the Authority consents in writing to the transfer or assignment.

if the licence is not capable of transfer or assignment;

if the transfer or assignment, or purported transfer or assignment, is in breach of a condition of the licence; or(c)if there has, before the transfer or assignment or purported transfer or assignment, been a contravention of a condition subject to compliance with which the consent required by subsection (1) is given.

the maintenance or operation of rapid transit systems and any equipment relating thereto;

the provision of services for the carriage of passengers on a rapid transit system;

the conduct of licensees;

the security and safety of persons who use or who are engaged in any work on the rapid transit system; and(e)the measures necessary for licensees to deal with any plague or epidemic, fire, flood, earthquake or disaster (natural or otherwise) or other public emergency.

the extent, hours and general level of the services to be provided by licensees;

the extension of the operating hours of the services provided by the licensees;

the maintenance and operation of the rapid transit system;

the provision of travel information systems and directional signs for the purpose of ensuring integration of rapid transit systems with transport services and facilities and developments surrounding the respective rapid transit systems operated by licensees so as to enhance railway passenger services;

the security and safety of persons who use or who are engaged in any work on the rapid transit system; and(f)any other matters affecting the interests of the public in connection with the services provided by licensees.

may require the licensee concerned (according to the circumstances of the case) to do, or to refrain from doing, the things that are specified, or are of a description specified, in the direction;

takes effect at the time, being the earliest practicable time, that is determined by or under that direction; and(c)may be revoked at any time by the Authority.

must give notice to the licensee

informing the licensee of the proposed direction and setting out its effect; and(ii)specifying the time within which representations or objections to the proposed direction may be made by the licensee in connection with the proposed direction,unless the Authority, in respect of any particular direction, considers that it is not practicable or desirable that such notice be given; and(b)must consider any representations or objections which are duly made by the licensee under paragraph (a)(ii).

appoint or re‑appoint an individual as its chief executive officer, its director or the chairperson of its board of directors; or(b)remove its chief executive officer or the chairperson of its board of directors or any of its directors,unless the licensee has obtained the approval of the Authority to do so.

appoints or re‑appoints an individual as its chief executive officer, its director or the chairperson of its board of directors;

removes its chief executive officer or the chairperson of its board of directors or any of its directors,the Authority may issue a direction to the licensee to do either of the following, whichever being applicable, and the licensee must comply with the direction:

to remove that individual from his or her appointment as the chief executive officer or a director or the chairperson of the board of directors of the licensee, as the case may be;

to reinstate the individual as the chief executive officer or a director or the chairperson of the board of directors of the licensee, as the case may be.

informing the licensee of the proposed direction and setting out its effect; and(b)specifying the time within which representations or objections to the proposed direction may be made by the licensee in connection with the proposed direction,unless the Authority, in respect of any particular direction, considers that it is not practicable or desirable that the notice be given.

is in the direct employment of, or acting for or by arrangement with, the licensee; and(b)is principally responsible for the management and conduct of any type of business of the licensee in Singapore,and includes any individual for the time being performing all or any of the functions or duties of the chief executive officer;

contravenes or fails to comply with, or fails to secure the compliance by its employees, agents or contractors with, any of the conditions of its licence to operate any rapid transit system or with any provision of this Act which is applicable to the licensee and for which no criminal penalty is prescribed for a contravention of the provision;

is convicted of any offence under this Act;

in the opinion of the Authority, fails or is likely to fail to provide and maintain an adequate, safe and satisfactory service;

fails to comply with any provision of any code of practice issued or approved by the Authority under section 17;

fails to comply with any direction given by the Authority under section 18 or 18A;

fails to comply with any provisional order confirmed under section 19A;

goes into compulsory or voluntary liquidation other than for the purpose of reconstruction or amalgamation; or(h)makes any assignment to, or composition with, its creditors,the Authority may, by written notice and without any compensation, do all or any of the following:

suspend or cancel the licence of the licensee;

forfeit the whole or any part of any security deposited with the Authority by the licensee or by its bank pursuant to a bank guarantee but not in excess of the maximum amount specified in subsection (2) if the licence is not cancelled;

require the licensee to pay, within a specified period, a financial penalty of an amount that the Authority thinks fit, which in any case must not exceed the maximum amount specified in subsection (2).

$1 million;

10% of the licensee’s annual fare revenue that is received

during the licensee’s last‑completed financial year as ascertained from the licensee’s latest audited accounts; and(ii)from the operation of the rapid transit system or, if more than one rapid transit system is the subject of the licensee’s licence, of each rapid transit system.

a licensee is contravening, or is likely to contravene, any condition of its licence; or(b)a licensee has failed to secure the compliance by its employees, agents or contractors with any condition of its licence,and that it is appropriate or requisite that a provisional order be made under this section, the Authority may, instead of taking any decision under section 19, by provisional order make such provision as appears to it requisite for securing compliance with that condition.

must require the licensee to whom it relates (according to the circumstances of the case) to do, or not to do, the things that are specified, or are of a description specified, in the provisional order;

takes effect at the time, being the earliest practicable time, that is determined by or under the provisional order; and(c)may be revoked at any time by the Authority.

the Authority is satisfied that the licensee to whom the order relates is contravening, or is likely to contravene any condition of its licence, or has failed to secure the compliance by its employees, agents or contractors with any condition of its licence; and(b)the provision made by the order (with any modifications) is requisite for the purpose of securing compliance with that condition.

that the duties imposed on the Authority under this Act or the Land Transport Authority of Singapore Act 1995 preclude the making of such an order;

that the licensee has agreed to take, and is taking, all steps that appear to the Authority for the time being to be appropriate for the licensee to take for the purpose of securing or facilitating compliance with the condition in question; or(c)that the contraventions were, or the apprehended contraventions are, of a trivial nature.

stating that the Authority proposes to make or confirm the provisional order and setting out its effect;

setting out

the relevant condition of the licence for the purpose of securing compliance with which the provisional order is to be made or confirmed;

the acts or omissions which, in the Authority’s opinion, constitute or would constitute contraventions of that condition; and(iii)the other facts which, in the Authority’s opinion, justify the making or confirmation of the provisional order; and(c)specifying the period (being at least 28 days from the date of service of the notice) within which representations or objections with respect to the proposed provisional order or proposed confirmation may be made,and must consider any representations or objections which are duly made and not withdrawn.

with the consent of the licensee to whom the provisional order relates; or(b)after

serving on that licensee notice under subsection (6) of the proposal to confirm the provisional order with modifications and in that notice, specifying the period (being at least 28 days from the date of service of the notice) within which representations or objections with respect to the proposed modifications may be made; and(ii)considering any representations or objections which are duly made and not withdrawn.

any fee imposed under section 13 in respect of a licence or any part thereof is not paid in full by the due date for payment;

any charge and cash-bid (if any) imposed under section 13A in respect of a licence or any part thereof is not paid in full by the due date for payment; or(c)any financial penalty imposed under section 19(1)(k) in respect of a licensee or any part thereof is not paid in full by the due date for payment,interest at the prescribed rate is payable by the licensee concerned on the outstanding amount of any such fee, charge, cash‑bid or financial penalty.

any fee imposed under section 13 in respect of a licence or any part thereof;

any charge and cash-bid (if any) imposed under section 13A in respect of a licence or any part thereof;

any financial penalty imposed under section 19(1)(k) in respect of a licensee or any part thereof;

any interest imposed under subsection (1) or any part thereof,and the liability of the licensee concerned to pay is not affected by its licence ceasing (for any reason) to be in force.

any licence condition imposed by the Authority under section 15(1)(f) or (g) or (2);

any addition, deletion or modification of the terms or conditions of its licence under section 16;

any code of practice as issued, approved or modified by the Authority under section 17;

any direction given by the Authority under section 18 or 18A;

any decision made by the Authority under section 19(1)(i), (j) or (k);

any confirmed provisional order under section 19A; or(g)the refusal of the Authority to renew its licence,may, within 14 days of the receipt of the notice relating to the relevant matter, appeal to the Minister.

for the purpose of ensuring the safety of any railway or any part thereof; or(b)when an inspector is directed to do so pursuant to such regulations, for the purpose of investigating an accident on any part of any railway,after the railway or the part in question has commenced operation for public use.

at all reasonable times, enter upon premises to which this subsection applies;

carry out on premises to which this subsection applies, or on any machinery, plant or equipment thereon, any tests and inspections that the inspector considers expedient;

require any person to whom this subsection applies

to do anything which the inspector reasonably considers to be necessary for facilitating any test or inspection; and(ii)to provide the inspector with any information relating to any railway or any machinery, plant or equipment connected with the railway that the inspector may specify, and to answer any question or produce for inspection any document which is necessary for that purpose; and(d)take copies of any document produced to the inspector under paragraph (c)(ii).

any railway premises and the premises of any contractor or subcontractor who is carrying out or has carried out any work on the railway; and(b)any employee of the Authority, any licensee, any employee of any licensee, any contractor or subcontractor mentioned in paragraph (a) and any employee of that contractor or subcontractor.

without lawful excuse, fails to comply with a requirement under subsection (1)(c);

knowingly furnishes to an inspector or a person authorised under section 22(3) acting under subsection (1)(c) information that is false or misleading in a material particular; or(c)obstructs an inspector or a person authorised under section 22(3) in the exercise of his or her powers under subsection (1),shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $5,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 6 months.

undergo any form of security screening mentioned in subsection (2);

undergo a frisk search;

permit an inspection to be made of the personal property of the train passenger or entrant;

permit a search through any bag, container or other receptacle or any garments removed in accordance with subsection (2).

walk through a screening detector;

pass the personal property of the train passenger or entrant through an X‑ray machine;

allow the police officer or approved person to pass a hand‑held scanner in close proximity to the personal property of the train passenger or entrant;

allow the police officer or approved person to inspect the personal property of the train passenger or entrant;

produce or empty the contents of any bag, container or other receptacle in the possession or apparently in the immediate control of the train passenger or entrant;

turn out the train passenger’s or entrant’s pockets or remove all articles from the train passenger’s or entrant’s clothing, and allow the police officer or approved person to inspect them;

remove any coat, jacket, gloves, shoes or hat or any other thing worn or carried by the train passenger or entrant, which may be conveniently removed if worn and that is specified by the police officer or approved person, and allow the police officer or approved person to inspect the coat, jacket, gloves, shoes or hat or other thing;

open an article for inspection and allow the police officer or approved person to inspect it.

undergo a frisk search;

allow the police officer or senior approved person to pass a hand‑held scanner in close proximity to the train passenger or entrant.

to permit to be screened or inspected under subsection (2) or (3) by a police officer or an approved person

the personal property of the train passenger or entrant; or(ii)any bag, container or other receptacle in the possession or apparently in the immediate control of the train passenger or entrant;

to allow a police officer or an approved person under subsection (2) or (3) to pass a hand‑held scanner in close proximity to the train passenger or entrant or personal property of the train passenger or entrant; or(c)to undergo a frisk search under subsection (3) by a police officer or a senior approved person,the police officer or approved person (as the case may be) may order the train passenger or entrant (as the case may be) to immediately leave the train or railway premises and with that personal property, bag, container or receptacle, as the case may be.

a police officer who is not in uniform and who fails to declare his or her office; or(b)an approved person who fails to declare his or her office and, in the case of an outsourced enforcement officer, who also refuses to produce his or her identification card on demand being made by that individual.

an officer or employee of the Authority;

a member of an auxiliary police force in uniform;

an employee of a licensee authorised to operate a rapid transit system using that train or railway premises;

a security officer (within the meaning of the Private Security Industry Act 2007) engaged by a licensee mentioned in paragraph (c);

an outsourced enforcement officer;

a member of an auxiliary police force in uniform;

a security officer (within the meaning of the Private Security Industry Act 2007) engaged by a licensee authorised to operate a rapid transit system using that train or railway premises;

an outsourced enforcement officer;

an individual boarding or intending to board the train for the purpose of travelling on board the train as a passenger; and(b)a driver, fare collector or an inspector while carrying out work or on duty on board the train in that capacity, or intending to board the train for the purpose of carrying out that work or duty.

any part of the railway premises; or(b)any part of a bicycle parking facility or vehicle set down facility adjoining the railway premises,so as to create any obstruction or inconvenience to the passage of the public to, from or within the railway premises.

move the small vehicle, article or thing by any reasonable means (including by towing it) to a holding yard and detain it there at the risk of its owner; and(b)use reasonable force, including cutting or breaking open any lock, seal, fastener or other device on or connected to the small vehicle, article or thing, as the case may be.

the move;

the manner by which and the time within which the owner may procure the release of the small vehicle, article or thing, which includes paying to the Authority all expenses incurred by the Authority, the licensee concerned or an approved person in moving and detaining the small vehicle, article or thing; and(c)the consequences that may follow under subsection (10) if the small vehicle, article or thing is not claimed within the time specified in the notice.

by affixing it to the small vehicle, article or thing in respect of which it applies; or(b)by posting it conspicuously at or near the part of the railway premises or a bicycle parking facility or vehicle set down facility adjoining the railway premises from which the small vehicle, article or thing was removed, if the name and address of the owner of the small vehicle, article or thing are unknown or cannot be ascertained despite reasonable diligence.

who contravenes subsection (1) or (7); or(b)who, without the authority of an approved person, removes or tampers with any notice required under subsection (8) that has been

affixed to any small vehicle, article or thing under subsection (9)(a); or(ii)posted at any part of, or at or near the part of, the railway premises or a bicycle parking facility or vehicle set down facility adjoining the railway premises under subsection (9)(b),shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $2,000.

an officer or employee of the Authority;

an employee of a licensee;

an outsourced enforcement officer;

the condition of any part of any railway which has been brought into operation or of any machinery, plant or equipment of such part; or(b)the manner in which any railway or any part thereof is being operated,is such as to cause, or to be likely to cause, a risk of injury to any person, the Minister may, by written order, direct the Authority or a licensee (whichever is the relevant party) or both the Authority and the licensee, to carry out the work, or to take the steps, that the Minister may specify in the order to ensure that the condition of the railway, or of the part of the machinery, plant or equipment in question, or the manner of operation will cease to constitute such a risk.

is to be admitted in evidence in proceedings for an offence under subsection (3) on its production without further proof; and(b)is evidence of the Minister’s opinion and of the other matters contained therein.

for the achievement of all or any of the purposes of the order; and(b)in a manner which protects the respective interests of the members, creditors and customers of the licensee.

the safety, security and continuity of the supply of railway passenger services and facilities relating to the rapid transit system specified in its licence;

the survival of the company, or the whole or part of its undertaking as a going concern;

the transfer to another person, or (as respects different parts of its undertaking) to 2 or more different persons, as a going concern, of so much of the company’s undertaking as it is necessary to transfer in order to ensure that the functions which have been vested in the company by virtue of its licence may be properly carried out;

the carrying out of those functions pending the making of the transfer of those functions in the other person or persons, including but not limited to

requiring the company immediately to take any action or to do or not to do any act or thing in relation to its business as the Minister may consider necessary; and(ii)appointing a person to advise the company in the proper conduct of its business.

that there has been, is or is likely to be a contravention by the company of the conditions of its licence or this Act that is serious enough to make it inappropriate for the company to continue to hold the licence to operate that rapid transit system;

that the company is or is likely to be unable to pay its debts;

that the Minister considers it in the interest of the safety, security and continuity of the provision of railway passenger services relating to that rapid transit system; or(d)that the Minister otherwise considers it in the public interest.

the company must not be wound up voluntarily without the consent of the Authority;

no judicial manager may be appointed under Part 7 of the Insolvency, Restructuring and Dissolution Act 2018 in relation to the company;

no step may be taken by any person to enforce any security over the company’s property except where that person has served 14 days’ notice of that person’s intention to take that step on the Authority; and(d)no application under section 210 of the Companies Act 1967 or section 71 of the Insolvency, Restructuring and Dissolution Act 2018 may be made by any person in relation to the company, unless that person has served 14 days’ written notice of that person’s intention to make the application on the Authority.

any proceedings under the Insolvency, Restructuring and Dissolution Act 2018 relating to the winding up of the affairs of a company that is a licensee; or(b)any proceedings relating to the making of an order under section 210 of the Companies Act 1967 or section 71 of the Insolvency, Restructuring and Dissolution Act 2018 in relation to a company that is a licensee.

by giving it to the individual personally;

by sending it by prepaid registered post to the address specified by the individual for the service of documents or, if no address is so specified, the individual’s residential address or business address;

by leaving it at the individual’s residential address with an adult person apparently residing there, or at the individual’s business address with an adult person apparently employed there;

by affixing a copy of the document in a conspicuous place at the individual’s residential address or business address;

by sending it by fax to the fax number given by the individual as the fax number for the service of documents under this Act;

by sending it by email to the individual’s email address;

by giving an electronic notice to the individual by the individual’s chosen means of notification, stating that the document is available and how the individual may use the individual’s chosen means of access to access the document’s contents; or(h)by any other method authorised by regulations made under section 45 for the service of documents of that kind if the individual consents (expressly or impliedly) to service of a document of that kind in that way.

by giving it to any partner or other like officer of the partnership;

by leaving it at, or by sending it by prepaid registered post to, the partnership’s business address;

by sending it by fax to the fax number used at the partnership’s business address;

by sending it by email to the partnership’s email address;

by giving an electronic notice to the partnership by the partnership’s chosen means of notification, stating that the document is available and how the partnership may use the partnership’s chosen means of access to access the document’s contents; or(f)by any other method authorised by regulations made under section 45 for the service of documents of that kind if the partnership consents (expressly or impliedly) to service of a document of that kind in that way.

by giving it to the secretary or other like officer of the body corporate or unincorporated association, or the limited liability partnership’s manager;

by leaving it at, or by sending it by prepaid registered post to, the body corporate’s or unincorporated association’s registered office or principal office in Singapore;

by sending it by fax to the fax number used at the body corporate’s or unincorporated association’s registered office or principal office in Singapore;

by sending it by email to the body corporate’s or unincorporated association’s email address;

by giving an electronic notice to the body corporate or unincorporated association by the body corporate’s or unincorporated association’s chosen means of notification, stating that the document is available and how the body corporate or unincorporated association (as the case may be) may use its chosen means of access to access the document’s contents; or(f)by any other method authorised by regulations made under section 45 for the service of documents of that kind if the body corporate or unincorporated association (as the case may be) consents (expressly or impliedly) to service of a document of that kind in that way.

if the document is sent by fax and a notification of successful transmission is received, on the day of the transmission;

if the document is sent by email, at the time that the email becomes capable of being retrieved by the person; and(c)if the document is sent by prepaid registered post, on the second day after the day the document was posted (even if it is returned undelivered).

in the case of an individual, the individual’s usual or last known place of business in Singapore; and(b)in the case of a partnership (other than a limited liability partnership), the partnership’s principal or last known place of business in Singapore;

one half of the amount of the maximum fine that is prescribed for the offence;

$5,000.

controlling and regulating

the maintenance and operation of any railway;

the work and conduct of the employees of the Authority;

the conduct of members of the public using a railway or on railway premises;

a system for evidencing (whether by the issue of tickets or otherwise) the payment of fares on a railway and any contract of carriage of passengers thereon;

advertising on railway premises;

the custody and disposal of property found on railway premises; and(vii)any activity which may damage a railway or railway premises or may endanger the safety of any person travelling on or upon the railway or railway premises;

providing for the safety of persons using or engaged in work on any railway;

prescribing the terms and conditions relating to the use of railway premises;

protecting the property of the Authority on railway premises;

providing (with respect to cases in which, pursuant to a railway administration order under Part 4A, another company is to carry on all or any of the activities of a licensee in place of an existing licensee) all supplemental, consequential and transitional provisions for the purposes of, or in connection with, the provisions for the transfer or any other provision made by a scheme mentioned in section 27C;

investigation and notification of accidents;

prescribing the powers and duties of inspectors appointed for the purposes of Part 4 for the administration and enforcement of that Part; and(g)prescribing the fees to be paid in connection with the administration of this Act, and the waiver, reduction or refund of fees charged.