Singapore legislation

Regulation 13

of Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore (Airport Master Plan) Rules 2009

Regulation 13

Use of documents or information

Subregulation 1

The Authority ––

(a)

may examine, take possession of, make copies of and take extracts from any document provided under a requirement referred to in rule 12(1)(b) or (c);

(b)

may retain that document for so long as is necessary for the purposes of the review; and

(c)

must allow a person who would be entitled to inspect the document if it were not in the possession of the Authority to inspect it, make a copy of it or take an extract from it at any reasonable time.

Subregulation 2

The Authority may give directions prohibiting or restricting —

(a)

the publication of any answer, document or other information provided to it under a requirement referred to in rule 12(1);

(b)

a part of any such answer, document or other information; and

(c)

a copy of, or an extract from, any such answer, document, other information or part thereof.

Subregulation 3

The Authority may communicate to any person as the Authority considers appropriate any answer, document or other information provided under a requirement referred to in rule 12(1), or part of any such answer, document or other information, except where ––

(a)

a direction in respect of the answer, document, other information or part thereof has been given under paragraph (2) and its provision to that person would contravene the direction; or

(b)

the answer, document, other information or part thereof is or contains information which could cause damage to the commercial interests of a person and the Authority determines that such damage or the possibility of such damage outweighs the public benefit that would arise from its publication.

Subregulation 4

Any person who contravenes a direction under paragraph (2) shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $10,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 2 years or to both.