Singapore legislation

Clause 17

of Air Navigation Bill

Clause 17

Licensing of air transport and commercial flying

(1)

The Minister may make regulations —

(a)

to secure that aircraft shall not be used in Singapore by any person —

(i)

for flying, while carrying passengers or goods for hire or reward, on such journeys or classes of journeys (whether beginning and ending at the same point or at different points) as may be specified in the regulations, or

(ii)

for such flying undertaken for the purpose of any trade or business as may be so specified,except under the authority of, and in accordance with, a licensing authority specified in the regulations;

(b)

as to the circumstances in which a licence under the regulations may or shall be granted, refused, revoked or suspended, and in particular as to the matters to which the licensing authority specified in the regulations is to have regard in deciding whether to grant or refuse such a licence;

(c)

as to appeals from the licensing authority by persons interested in the grant, refusal, revocation or suspension of any licence under the regulations;

(d)

as to the conditions which may be attached to such a licence (including conditions as to the fares, freight or other charges to be charged by the holder of the licence), and for securing compliance with any conditions so attached;

(e)

as to the information to be furnished by an applicant for, or the holder of, such a licence to such authorities as may be specified in the regulations;

(f)

prescribing the fees to be paid in respect of the grant of any licence under the regulations;and such regulations may make different provision as respects different classes of aircraft and different classes of licences.

(2)

Regulations made under this section may, for the purpose of securing compliance with such regulations, provide for the imposition of the following penalties, namely: —

(a)

in the case of a first offence under the regulations, a fine not exceeding five thousand dollars or imprisonment for a term not exceeding three months or both such fine and imprisonment; and

(b)

in the case of a second or subsequent offence under the regulations, a fine not exceeding fifty thousand dollars or imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years or both such fine and imprisonment.

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