Singapore legislation

Clause 49

of Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore Bill

Clause 49

Major airport development in accordance with master plan

(1)

An airport licensee for an airport shall not carry out any major airport development relating to the airport, or cause or permit to be carried out any major airport development relating to the airport, unless the carrying out of the development is in accordance with the master plan for that airport or the development is of a kind declared under section 98 to be exempt from this Division.

(2)

A person (other than an airport licensee for an airport) shall not carry out any major airport development relating to the airport, or cause or permit to be carried out any major airport development relating to the airport, unless the carrying out of the development is in accordance with the master plan for that airport or the development is of a kind declared under section 98 to be exempt from this Division.

(3)

Any person who fails to comply with subsection (1) or (2) shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $50,000.

(4)

In this section —

Definition

“development” means the carrying out of any building works, engineering, mining or earthworks or other operations in, on, over or under land, or the making of any material change in the use of any building or land;

Definition

“major airport development” means a development that is carried out at an airport site that consists of —

(a)

constructing a new runway or extending the length of a runway;

(b)

constructing a new building wholly or principally for use as a passenger terminal;

(c)

extending a building that is wholly or principally for use as a passenger terminal;

(d)

constructing a new taxiway where the extension significantly increases the capacity of the airport to handle movements of passengers, cargo or aircraft;

(e)

constructing a new parking apron for loading and unloading of aircraft passengers or cargo;

(f)

constructing a new cargo terminal;

(g)

constructing new hangars, fuel farms, buildings used for in-flight catering, fire-fighting services, or aircraft maintenance facilities; or

(h)

such other development as may be prescribed by regulations.

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