Singapore legislation

Regulation 15

of Air Navigation (92 — Carriage of Dangerous Goods) Regulations 2022

Regulation 15

Lithium batteries approval

Subregulation 1

An application by a public postal operator for any lithium batteries approval must —

(a)

be made to the Director‑General of Civil Aviation at the time and in the form and manner required by the Director‑General of Civil Aviation; and

(b)

be accompanied by any information and documents that the Director‑General of Civil Aviation may require to decide on the application.

Subregulation 2

The Director‑General of Civil Aviation may refuse to consider an application for any lithium batteries approval that is —

(a)

incomplete; or

(b)

not made in accordance with paragraph (1).

Subregulation 3

After considering any application by a public postal operator for any lithium batteries approval, the Director‑General of Civil Aviation may —

(a)

grant the lithium batteries approval to the public postal operator, subject to any conditions that the Director‑General of Civil Aviation thinks fit; or

(b)

refuse to grant the application.

Subregulation 4

Any lithium batteries approval granted under paragraph (3)(a) is valid for the period (not exceeding one year) that the Director‑General of Civil Aviation may determine.

Subregulation 5

The Director‑General of Civil Aviation may withdraw any lithium batteries approval, or impose, add, delete, substitute or modify any conditions in respect of any such approval, if —

(a)

the Director‑General of Civil Aviation considers such action necessary to ensure compliance with these Regulations or any other relevant aviation safety subsidiary legislation; or

(b)

the Director‑General of Civil Aviation is satisfied that there is or is likely to be a failure to comply with these Regulations or any other relevant aviation safety subsidiary legislation.

Subregulation 6

To avoid doubt, a lithium batteries approval granted under paragraph (3)(a) is not an aviation safety instrument.