Singapore legislation
Regulation 78
of Air Navigation (98 — Special Operations) Regulations 2018
Regulation 78
Financial penalties
Subregulation 1
Subject to paragraphs (2) and (3), where the Authority is of the opinion that a Singapore operator is contravening, has contravened or has failed to comply with any provision of these Regulations, the Authority may impose on the Singapore operator a financial penalty not exceeding the higher of the following:
$500,000;
5% of the Singapore operator’s annual revenue derived from the regulated activity.
Subregulation 2
Before exercising any power under paragraph (1), the Authority must give written notice to the Singapore operator concerned —
stating that the Authority intends to impose on the Singapore operator a financial penalty under this regulation;
specifying each instance of non‑compliance that is the subject of the financial penalty; and
specifying the time (being not less than 14 days after the service of the notice on the Singapore operator) within which written representations may be made to the Authority with respect to the non‑compliance that is the subject of the financial penalty.
Subregulation 3
The Authority may, after considering any written representations under paragraph (2)(c), decide to impose such financial penalty under paragraph (1) as the Authority considers appropriate.
Subregulation 4
Where the Authority has made any decision under paragraph (3) against any Singapore operator, the Authority must serve on the Singapore operator concerned a notice of its decision.
Subregulation 5
To avoid doubt, this regulation does not affect the operation of section 4C, 4D or 4E of the Act.
Subregulation 6
In this regulation —
Definition
“annual revenue” means the amount of money received by a Singapore operator in the calendar year during which the Singapore operator contravened or failed to comply with a provision of these Regulations;
Definition
“regulated activity” means the flights or operations conducted by the Singapore operator under these Regulations.