Singapore legislation
Clause 9
Clause 9
Related amendment to Police Force Act
Section 60 of the Police Force Act (Cap. 235, 2006 Ed.) is amended by deleting subsection (2) and substituting the following subsection:“(2) For the purposes of this Part, an aircraft is in flight —
from the time when all external doors of the aircraft are closed following embarkation for a flight until the time when any such door is opened for disembarkation;
if the aircraft makes a forced landing in any country or territory other than Singapore, from the time when all external doors of the aircraft are closed following embarkation for a flight until the time when the competent authorities of the country or territory in which the forced landing takes place take over responsibility for the aircraft and for the persons and property on board the aircraft; and
if the aircraft makes a forced landing in Singapore, from the time when all external doors of the aircraft are closed following embarkation for a flight until the time when a police officer arrives at the place of landing,and any reference in this Act to an aircraft in flight includes a reference to an aircraft during any period when the aircraft is on the surface of the sea or land but not within the territorial limits of any country.”.