Singapore legislation

Clause 37

of Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore Bill

Clause 37

Conditions of airport licence

(1)

An airport licence may include such conditions (whether or not relating to the activities authorised by the airport licence) as appear to the Authority to be requisite or expedient having regard to the purposes of this Act.

(2)

Without prejudice to the generality of subsection (1), an airport licence may include conditions requiring the airport licensee —

(a)

to enter into agreements or arrangements with any other person, class of persons or another airport licensee for —

(i)

the interconnection with, access to and use of any facility needed for carrying on any activity authorised by the airport licence (wherever situated and whether or not used for the purpose of carrying on those activities); and

(ii)

such other purpose as may be specified in the airport licence,and on such conditions as may be agreed to by the airport licensee and such other persons or, in default of agreement, as may be determined by the Authority;

(b)

to prepare itself to deal with any public emergency;

(c)

to pay to the Authority a fee on the grant of the airport licence or periodic fees during the currency of the airport licence or both, of such amount as may be determined by or under the airport licence;

(d)

to comply with any direction, determination, order or decision of the Authority as to such matters as are specified in the airport licence or are of a description so specified; and

(e)

to do or not to do such things as are specified in the airport licence or are of a description so specified.

(3)

Conditions in an airport licence may include —

(a)

requiring the airport licensee to furnish specified persons or the Authority, in such manner and at such times as may be specified, with such information as appears to the Authority to be requisite or expedient for the purpose of facilitating the exercise by those persons or the Authority of the functions or duties assigned to them or as may be reasonably required for that purpose;

(b)

requiring the airport licensee to furnish to the Authority financial information including regulatory accounts in respect of such period and on such basis as may be specified;

(c)

requiring the airport licensee to comply with such requirements as to capital expenditure in relation to the airport or airport services and facilities as specified or described in the airport licence;

(d)

providing for the determination by the Authority of such questions arising under the airport licence, or under any document specified or described in the airport licence;

(e)

imposing requirements by reference to designation, acceptance or approval by the Authority;

(f)

providing for references in the conditions of the airport licence to any document specified or described in the airport licence to operate as references to that document as revised or re-issued from time to time;

(g)

requiring the airport licensee to provide a performance bond, guarantee or any other form of security on such terms and conditions as the Authority may determine; and

(h)

providing that the conditions of the airport licence shall have effect or cease to have effect at such times and in such circumstances as may be determined by or under the conditions.

(4)

A payment required by subsection (2) to be rendered to the Authority may be recovered by it in any court of competent jurisdiction as if it were a simple contract debt.