Singapore legislation

Section 68

of Air Navigation Act 1966

Section 68

Requirement to have security programme

(1)

An aviation industry participant shall be guilty of an offence if —

(a)

the aviation industry participant is required by any aviation security regulations to have a security programme; and

(b)

there is not such a programme in force for that aviation industry participant.

(2)

An aviation industry participant shall be guilty of an offence if —

(a)

the aviation industry participant is required by any aviation security regulations to have a security programme, and there is such a programme in force for that aviation industry participant; but(b)the aviation industry participant fails to comply with that programme.

(3)

Subsections (1) and (2) do not apply to an aviation industry participant who has a reasonable excuse.

(4)

An aviation industry participant who is guilty of an offence under subsection (1) or (2) 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.

(5)

For the purposes of this Part, if the National Civil Aviation Security Authority approves a security programme in respect of an aviation industry participant, the programme comes into force for that participant at the time specified in the notice of approval.[17E