Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore Act 2009 · 2020 Revised Edition · Part 5 · Control of Ownership and Management, Etc., of Airport Licensees and Designated Entities
59. Appointment of chief executive officer, director, etc., of airport licensee
Feedback & supportAn airport licensee must not appoint a person as its chief executive officer, its director or the chairperson of its board of directors unless it has obtained the prior written approval of the Authority.
Where a person has been appointed by an airport licensee as its chief executive officer, its director or the chairperson of its board of directors in contravention of subsection (1), the Authority may issue a direction to the airport licensee to remove the person as its chief executive officer, its director or the chairperson of its board of directors, as the case may be.
chief executive officer
“chief executive officer”, in relation to a designated entity or the trustee-manager of a designated entity, means an individual (by whatever name called) who —(a)is in the direct employment of, or acting for or by arrangement with, the designated entity or trustee-manager, as the case may be; and(b)is principally responsible for the management and conduct of the designated entity or trustee-manager, as the case may be,and includes any individual for the time being performing all or any of the functions of a chief executive officer;
This section has effect despite the provisions of any other written law or anything contained in the memorandum or articles of association, or other constitution, of the airport licensee.