Singapore legislation

Clause 3

of Statutes (Miscellaneous Amendments and Repeal) Bill

Clause 3

Amendment of Air Navigation Act

Section 3 of the Air Navigation Act (Cap. 6, 1985 Ed.) is amended —

(a)

by deleting the word “or” at the end of subsection (1)(a);

(b)

by inserting, immediately after paragraph (a) of subsection (1), the following paragraph:“(b)for the purpose of discharging an obligation binding on Singapore by virtue of its being a member of an international organisation or a party to an international agreement; or”;

(c)

by re-lettering the existing paragraph (b) of subsection (1) as paragraph (c);

(d)

by inserting, immediately after paragraph (l) of subsection (2), the following paragraph:“(la)for prohibiting aircraft of a specified description or origin or registered in a specified country or territory from landing in, flying over or taking off from Singapore, in order to discharge or facilitate the discharge of an obligation binding on Singapore by virtue of its being a member of an international organisation or a party to an international agreement;”; and

(e)

by deleting the marginal note and substituting the following section heading:“Power to give effect to international obligations and regulate air navigation”.