Transmission area requirements
Open ↗25.—(1) A broadcasting licensee must, within the time that may be specified in its broadcasting licence, broadcast in a manner that enables its broadcasting services to be received to the satisfaction of the Authority in all parts of Singapore or any parts of Singapore that the Authority may specify.
(2) If the Authority so directs, a free-to-air licensee must publish, in the manner that the Authority may require, notice of the commencement dates for broadcasting its broadcasting services and the areas of Singapore within which its broadcasting services may be received satisfactorily.
Sharing of facilities
Open ↗26.—(1) The Authority may direct any broadcasting licensee or broadcasting apparatus licensee to coordinate and cooperate, in such manner and on such terms as the Authority may specify, with any other licensee or any other person specified by the Authority in the use or sharing of any broadcasting apparatus or related equipment or facility (other than a telecommunication system licensed under section 5 of the Telecommunications Act 1999) owned, operated or used by the broadcasting licensee or broadcasting apparatus licensee for the purpose of broadcasting, whether or not they have been provided, or are intended to be provided, by the licensee or any other licensee or any other person specified by the Authority.
(2) The Authority may direct any broadcasting licensee to coordinate and cooperate, in such manner and on such terms as the Authority may specify, with any telecommunication licensee in the use or sharing of any, or part of any, installation, plant or system owned or used by the telecommunication licensee, where the Authority is of the view that such coordination and cooperation is necessary for the provision of any broadcasting service.
(3) In this section, “telecommunication licensee” and “telecommunication system” have the meanings given by section 2 of the Telecommunications Act 1999.
Inspection and testing of broadcasting apparatus
Open ↗27.—(1) The Authority or any person authorised by it in that behalf may, at any reasonable time, inspect and test any broadcasting apparatus used, or intended to be used, by a broadcasting apparatus licensee for the transmission of any broadcasting service for the purpose of ascertaining whether or not the licensee is complying, or will comply, at all times with the broadcast standards prescribed by this Act or the regulations, any Code of Practice and the conditions of its broadcasting apparatus licence in respect of the transmission of broadcasting services.
(2) For the purpose of any inspection or test under subsection (1), the directors, principal officers and other employees of a broadcasting apparatus licensee must —(a)
make available on request to the Authority or any person authorised by the Authority for the purpose of the inspection or test, and permit to be inspected and tested, any part of its broadcasting apparatus used, or intended to be used, for the transmission of any broadcasting service;
(b)
assist the Authority or such authorised person in carrying out the inspection or test in any manner specified by it; and
(c)
answer directly and truthfully any question put to them by the Authority or such authorised person.
Provision of building space, etc., by developer or owner of building or land
Open ↗28.—(1) Where the Authority —(a)
considers it necessary that any licensable broadcasting service should be provided to any building; and
(b)
is of the opinion that any broadcasting apparatus or installation or plant to be used in providing the service has to be installed within the building or any land,
the Authority may by direction require the developer or owner of the building or land to provide, within the period that may be specified in the direction, such broadcasting apparatus, installation or plant or space, of a standard acceptable to the Authority, within or on the building or land and access thereto as the Authority may require.
(2) Where the Authority —(a)
considers it necessary that the reception of any licensable broadcasting service in any building in any area should be facilitated; and
(b)
is of the opinion that any broadcasting apparatus or installation or plant to be used in facilitating such reception has to be installed within or on any building or land in that area or any other area,
the Authority may by direction require the developer or owner of the building or land to provide, within the period that may be specified in the direction, access to the building or land and access to or interconnection with any broadcasting apparatus or installation or plant within or on the building or land.
(3) Any direction under subsection (1) or (2) may include —(a)
a requirement that the developer or owner of the building or land must contribute wholly or partly to such costs and expenses incurred for the provision of any broadcasting apparatus, installation or plant or space under subsection (1) as the Authority may determine; and
(b)
any other requirements that the Authority may specify.
(4) Any person who fails to comply with any requirement in a direction under subsection (1) or (2) shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $10,000.
(5) Nothing in any direction given under subsection (1) is to be construed as granting any exemption from any licensing requirement under this Act or any other written law which the developer or the owner of any building or land may be required to comply with in respect of any broadcasting apparatus or installation or plant.
(6) In this section, “installation or plant” includes all buildings, lands, structures, machinery, equipment, cables, poles and lines used or intended for use in connection with broadcasting.
Source: Singapore Statutes Online (Attorney-General's Chambers), © Government of Singapore.
