44. Prohibition against use of mobile telephone

No person shall use a mobile telephone while driving a vehicle or operating equipment within the airside.

Paragraph (1) shall not apply to the driver of the following vehicles:

any fire-fighting vehicle being used to fight fire, preserve life or property, give aid or rescue persons who are in danger or involved in an accident or any other emergency;

any ambulance being used to aid or rescue persons who are in danger or involved in an accident or any other emergency;

any Government-owned vehicle used by the Singapore Police Force or the Singapore Civil Defence Force to execute, facilitate or aid in any emergency response or rescue operation; and

any vehicle that is owned by the Authority or the airport licensee and being used to execute, facilitate or aid in any emergency response or rescue operation.

In this by-law —

“mobile telephone” includes any kind of handheld equipment which is designed or capable of being used for telecommunication, but does not include a walkie-talkie or radio telephony;

“use”, in relation to a mobile telephone, means to hold it in one hand while using it to communicate with any person.