Clause 3

by deleting the definition of “aerodrome” and substituting the following definitions:“ “83 bis agreement” means an agreement entered into under Article 83 bis of the Chicago Convention;“aerodrome” means any defined area of land or water in Singapore used, or intended or designed to be used, either wholly or partly, for the landing, taking off, movement, or servicing of aircraft, and includes any buildings, installations, and equipment on or adjacent to any such area used in connection with the aerodrome or its administration;“aeronautical product” means anything that comprises or is intended to comprise any part of an aircraft or that is or is intended to be installed in or fitted or supplied to an aircraft, and includes fuel and other consumable items necessary for the operation of the aircraft;“Air Accident Investigation Bureau of Singapore” or “AAIB” means the department established under section 13B;“aircraft” means any machine that can derive support in the atmosphere from the reactions of the air otherwise than by the reactions of the air against the surface of the earth;“airport” includes an aerodrome;“air traffic” means all aircraft in flight or operating on any manoeuvring area of an aerodrome;“air traffic control service” means a service provided for the purposes of —

preventing collisions between aircraft, and between aircraft and obstructions on any manoeuvring area; and

expediting and maintaining an orderly flow of air traffic;“air traffic service” means —

any aerodrome control service;

any area control service provided for controlled flights in such airspace of defined dimensions within which an air traffic control service is provided;

any approach control service provided for arriving or departing controlled flights;

any flight information service provided for the purpose of giving advice and information intended for the safe and efficient conduct of flights;

any alerting service provided to notify appropriate organisations regarding aircraft in need of search and rescue from the air, and to assist such organisations as required; or

any other air traffic service considered by the Authority to be necessary or desirable for the safe and efficient operation of the civil aviation system;”;

by deleting the definition of “Chicago Convention” and substituting the following definitions:“ “aviation-related service” means any equipment, facility, or service (including any air traffic service) operated in support of or in conjunction with the civil aviation system;“aviation safety instrument” means any licence, permit, certificate, authorisation, approval or other document issued under or by virtue of this Act to, or in respect of, any person, aircraft, aerodrome, aeronautical procedure, aeronautical product, or aviation-related service, but does not include an airport licence within the meaning of the Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore Act 2009 (Act 17 of 2009);“aviation safety subsidiary legislation” means any order made under section 3 or any regulations made under section 3A;“aviation security” means a combination of measures and human and material resources intended to safeguard civil aviation against acts of unlawful interference;“aviation security inspector” means a police officer or an individual who is appointed under section 17A(8) as an aviation security inspector, and includes the NCASA;“aviation security regulation” means any regulation made under section 17F for the purposes of Part IIB, and includes any order made by the Minister before the date of commencement of section 15 of the Air Navigation (Amendment) Act 2014 in relation to aviation security until revoked;“Chicago Convention” means —

the Convention on International Civil Aviation done at Chicago on 7th December 1944;

the Protocols amending that Convention which Singapore ratifies; and

the Annexes to that Convention relating to international standards and recommended practices, being Annexes adopted in accordance with that Convention;“conduct” means any act or omission;“Contracting State” means any country which is a party to the Chicago Convention;”;

by inserting, immediately after the definition of “controlled area”, the following definitions:“ “controlled flight” means any flight that is provided with or required by or under this Act to make use of an air traffic control service;“crew”, in relation to an aircraft, includes every person having duties or functions on board the aircraft during the flight of the aircraft in connection with the flying or safety of the aircraft;”;

by inserting, immediately after the definition of “damage or loss”, the following definition:“ “Director-General of Civil Aviation” means the Chief Executive of the Authority and includes any individual appointed by the Authority to act in the place of the Chief Executive;”;

by inserting, immediately after the definition of “erection of a structure”, the following definitions:“ “foreign aviation authority” means the competent authority responsible for regulating civil aviation in a country or territory other than Singapore;“foreign registered aircraft” means an aircraft registered in a country or territory other than Singapore;“foreign state aircraft” means aircraft used in the military, customs or police services of a country or territory other than Singapore;”;

by inserting, immediately after the definition of “Government aerodrome”, the following definitions:“ “ICAO” means the International Civil Aviation Organization established under the Chicago Convention, and includes any successor to that Organization;“Inspector of Accidents” or “Inspector” means any individual appointed as an Inspector of Accidents under section 13B(1), and includes the Chief Inspector of Accidents appointed under section 13B(2);”;

by deleting the definition of “Singapore aircraft” and substituting the following definitions:“ “maintenance”, in relation to any aircraft or aeronautical product, means any task required to ensure, or that could affect, the continuing airworthiness of an aircraft or aeronautical product, including any one or combination of overhaul, repair, inspection, replacement of an aeronautical product, modification or defect rectification;“manoeuvring area” means that part of an aerodrome to be used for the take-off and landing of aircraft and for the surface movement of aircraft associated with take-off and landing, but excludes any area set aside for loading, unloading or maintenance of aircraft;“military aircraft” means aircraft used in the military services of any country or territory, and includes aircraft of any part of the Singapore Armed Forces (including any aircraft that is being constructed for any part of the Singapore Armed Forces);“National Civil Aviation Security Authority” or “NCASA” means the National Civil Aviation Security Authority appointed under section 17A;“National Civil Aviation Security Programme” or “NCASP” means the National Civil Aviation Security Programme required to be established for the purposes of Part IIB;“navigation installation” means any building, facility, work, apparatus, equipment, or place, (whether or not part of an aerodrome) that is intended to assist in the control of air traffic or as an aid to air navigation, and includes any land adjacent to any such building, facility, work, apparatus, equipment, or place, and used in connection therewith;“operate”, in relation to an aircraft, means to fly or use the aircraft, or to cause the aircraft to fly, be used, or be in any place, whether or not a person is present with the aircraft;“pilot-in-command”, in relation to an aircraft, means —

the pilot designated by the operator of the aircraft as being in command and charged with the safe conduct of a flight using that aircraft; and

if no such person under paragraph (a) is designated, a person who is, for the time being, in charge of the piloting of the aircraft without being under the direction of any other pilot in the aircraft;“safety inspector” means a safety inspector appointed under section 3E and includes the Director-General of Civil Aviation;“security directive” means a security directive given by the NCASA under section 17D;“Singapore operator” means an operator of aircraft whose principal place of business or permanent residence is in Singapore;“Singapore registered aircraft” means an aircraft registered in Singapore;“state aircraft” means —

aircraft of any part of the Singapore Armed Forces (including any aircraft that is commanded by a member of that Force in the course of his duties as such a member); and

aircraft used in the military, customs or police services of a country or territory other than Singapore;“State of Registry” means the State on whose register the aircraft is entered;“State of the Operator” means the State in which the operator’s principal place of business is located or, if there is no such place of business, the operator’s permanent residence;”; and

by deleting the full-stop at the end of the definition of “structure” and substituting a semi-colon, and by inserting immediately thereafter the following definition:“ “working day” means any day except Saturday, Sunday or a public holiday.”.