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The growing popularity of online marketplaces, where deals are made online while transactions are usually carried out in person.
It said “For commuter safety and security, we do not encourage loitering in our premises particularly at stations with high passenger flow.”
It has put up notices at MRT Station stating that “no person shall for the purpose of any trade or business transfer any article or goods between the paid area and unpaid area unless the article or goods is taken by a person through a ticket gate.”
Under the Singapore Statutes, offenders may be removed from the stations or fined a maximum of S$2,000.
Mr Jason Chan, director of Amica Law, reiterated that the station premises are owned by SBS Transit or SMRT. They can impose any condition for entry. For that matter, the owner of any commercial building can impose conditions too.