Singapore legislation

Section 34

of Air Navigation Act 1966

Section 34

Absolute prohibition of carriage of dangerous materials on unmanned aircraft

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(1)

If —

(a)

a person operates an unmanned aircraft to fly indoors or at any height over any area in Singapore; and

(b)

the unmanned aircraft carries a prohibited item when so flying,the person shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $100,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 5 years or to both.

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(2)

In proceedings for an offence under subsection (1) —

(a)

it is not necessary for the prosecution to prove that an accused knew that the unmanned aircraft carried a prohibited item when flying; but(b)it is a defence to the charge for the accused to prove, on a balance of probabilities, that the accused did not know, and could not reasonably have been expected to know, that the unmanned aircraft carried a prohibited item when flying.

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(3)

Every offence under this section is an arrestable offence within the meaning of the Criminal Procedure Code 2010.

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(4)

In this section, “prohibited item” means —

(a)

any weapon, substance or other thing the possession of which (for any purpose) would constitute an offence under any of the following written laws:

(i)

the Arms and Explosives Act (Cap. 13);

(ii)

the Corrosive and Explosive Substances and Offensive Weapons Act 1958; (iii)the Dangerous Fireworks Act 1972;

(b)

any biological agent, biological agent waste or toxin within the meaning of the Biological Agents and Toxins Act 2005;

(c)

any radioactive material, radioactive substance or radioactive waste within the meaning of the Radiation Protection Act 2007; or

(d)

any other hazardous material (whether gaseous, liquid or solid) that is prescribed, in a notification in the Gazette, by the Minister charged with the responsibility for homefront security to be a prohibited item for the purposes of this section.[7B

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