Singapore legislation
Section 71
Section 71
Compensation for access to airport for defence-related purposes, etc.
(1)
If —
a direction under section 70(1) is given to an airport licensee or exempt airport operator for an airport; and
any person specified in any of the following sub-paragraphs suffers loss or damage in consequence of the giving of access, or the giving of priority of access, in accordance with the direction:
an airport licensee or exempt airport operator for the airport;
a person who is a lessee of the airport licensee or exempt airport operator concerned,the Government is liable to pay to the person an amount equal to the loss of or damage to property suffered as a direct result of the giving of access, or the giving of priority of access, in accordance with the direction.
(2)
If any person specified in subsection (1)(b) and the Ministry, department or public authority designated in the direction under section 70(1) do not agree on the amount of loss or damage mentioned in subsection (1), the person may recover the amount of the loss or damage by action against the Government in a court of competent jurisdiction.
(3)
In determining the amount of any loss or damage mentioned in subsection (1), regard must be had to anything done in mitigation of the loss or damage (including any remedial work).
(4)
A payment under subsection (1) or (2) must be made out of amounts appropriated by Parliament for the purposes of the Ministry, department or public authority designated in the direction.