Singapore legislation

Regulation 13

of Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore (Licensing of Airport Operators) Regulations 2009

Regulation 13

Charges by airport licensee

Amended byS 422/2012 wef 01/10/2012S 269/2010 wef 01/06/2010S 112/2011 wef 01/04/2011S 422/2012 wef 01/10/2012S 500/2024 wef 01/07/2024S 269/2010 wef 01/06/2010S 112/2011 wef 01/04/2011S 422/2012 wef 01/10/2012S 500/2024 wef 01/07/2024S 500/2024 wef 01/07/2024S 112/2011 wef 01/04/2011S 720/2020 wef 01/09/2020S 457/2009 wef 01/10/2009S 720/2020 wef 01/09/2020S 457/2009 wef 01/10/2009S 720/2020 wef 01/09/2020S 269/2010 wef 01/06/2010S 269/2010 wef 01/06/2010S 269/2010 wef 01/06/2010S 422/2012 wef 01/10/2012S 500/2024 wef 01/07/2024S 500/2024 wef 01/07/2024S 269/2010 wef 01/06/2010S 269/2010 wef 01/06/2010S 269/2010 wef 01/06/2010S 269/2010 wef 01/06/2010S 269/2010 wef 01/06/2010S 269/2010 wef 01/06/2010S 269/2010 wef 01/06/2010S 269/2010 wef 01/06/2010S 269/2010 wef 01/06/2010S 269/2010 wef 01/06/2010S 269/2010 wef 01/06/2010S 269/2010 wef 01/06/2010S 269/2010 wef 01/06/2010S 269/2010 wef 01/06/2010S 112/2011 wef 01/04/2011S 500/2024 wef 01/07/2024S 112/2011 wef 01/04/2011

Subregulation 1

Amended byS 422/2012 wef 01/10/2012S 269/2010 wef 01/06/2010S 112/2011 wef 01/04/2011S 422/2012 wef 01/10/2012S 500/2024 wef 01/07/2024S 269/2010 wef 01/06/2010S 112/2011 wef 01/04/2011S 422/2012 wef 01/10/2012S 500/2024 wef 01/07/2024S 500/2024 wef 01/07/2024

For the purposes of section 51(1) of the Act, the airport licensee for the relevant airport may set and charge to every commander of any aircraft (other than an exempt aircraft) —

(a)

a landing charge in respect of each landing of an aircraft at Changi Airport or Seletar Airport;

(b)

a parking charge for the parking of an aircraft at Changi Airport or Seletar Airport; (c)an aerobridge fee for the docking of an aircraft at Changi Airport or Seletar Airport; and

(d)

a departure flight charge in respect of each aircraft —

(i)

departing from Seletar Airport; and

(ii)

that has on board one or more passengers who are charged a passenger service and security fee under paragraph (2).

Subregulation 2

Amended byS 112/2011 wef 01/04/2011S 720/2020 wef 01/09/2020S 457/2009 wef 01/10/2009S 720/2020 wef 01/09/2020

For the purposes of section 51(1) of the Act, the airport licensee for an airport may set and charge to every passenger (other than an exempt passenger) embarking on an aircraft at the airport a passenger service and security fee for —

(a)

passenger-related services and facilities at the airport; and

(b)

security systems and services (including X-ray machines and closed circuit surveillance systems) for the screening of passengers and their baggage at the airport.

Subregulation 2A

Amended byS 457/2009 wef 01/10/2009S 720/2020 wef 01/09/2020

The airport licensee may collect from each passenger the passenger service and security fee referred to in paragraph (2) in a lump sum together with the aviation levy that is payable by the passenger and that the airport licensee is designated under the Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore (Aviation Levy) Order 2018 (G.N. No. S 522/2018) to collect on behalf of the Authority.

Subregulation 3

Amended byS 269/2010 wef 01/06/2010S 269/2010 wef 01/06/2010S 269/2010 wef 01/06/2010S 422/2012 wef 01/10/2012S 500/2024 wef 01/07/2024

For the purposes of section 51(1) of the Act, the airport licensee for an airport may also set and charge to every aircraft operating at the airport —

(a)

a charge for the use of facilities to enable the check-in of passengers;

(b)

a charge for the provision of flight information services;

(c)

[Deleted by S 500/2024 wef 01/07/2024](d)a charge for the provision of services and facilities for baggage handling;

(e)

a charge for the provision of services and facilities to ensure noise and emission control; (f)a charge for the provision of airport emergency services; and

(g)

a charge for the co-ordination and allocation by the airport licensee of take-off and landing slots and other aircraft movements at Changi Airport or Seletar Airport.

Subregulation 4

Amended byS 500/2024 wef 01/07/2024

For the purposes of section 51(1) of the Act, the airport licensee for an airport may further set and charge —

(a)

a franchise fee to any person providing a service in connection with ground handling, security, maintenance, repair and overhaul of aircraft or catering; and

(b)

a fuel throughput charge to a fuel service provider.

Subregulation 5

Amended byS 269/2010 wef 01/06/2010S 269/2010 wef 01/06/2010S 269/2010 wef 01/06/2010S 269/2010 wef 01/06/2010

For the purposes of paragraph (1), the following are exempt aircraft:

(a)

military aircraft;

(b)

[Deleted by S 269/2010 wef 01/06/2010](c)aircraft used for Government ceremonial purposes;

(d)

foreign diplomatic aircraft engaged on diplomatic or consular missions to Singapore; (e)[Deleted by S 422/2012 wef 01/10/2012](f)aircraft which is operated by or on behalf of an association, authority, body or institution (whether incorporated or unincorporated) lawfully established for charitable objects exclusively for the purpose of travel by the employees or volunteers of such an association, authority, body or institution to any place outside Singapore (including transit through Singapore) —

(i)

to combat the effects of any emergency at that place;

(ii)

to provide emergency medical or other assistance for casualties or survivors in that place; (iii)to reduce further damage in that place; or

(iv)

to support emergency affected communities in the reconstruction and restoration of the physical infrastructure, the environment and community, psychosocial and economic well-being; and

(g)

aircraft carrying the following passengers, and no others, on a flight originating from and ending in Singapore without landing in any place outside Singapore:

(i)

any beneficiary of an association, authority, body or institution (whether incorporated or unincorporated) lawfully established for charitable objects; and

(ii)

any employee or volunteer of such an association, authority, body or institution accompanying that beneficiary.

Subregulation 6

Amended byS 269/2010 wef 01/06/2010S 269/2010 wef 01/06/2010S 269/2010 wef 01/06/2010S 269/2010 wef 01/06/2010S 269/2010 wef 01/06/2010S 269/2010 wef 01/06/2010S 269/2010 wef 01/06/2010S 269/2010 wef 01/06/2010S 269/2010 wef 01/06/2010S 269/2010 wef 01/06/2010S 112/2011 wef 01/04/2011

For the purposes of paragraph (2), the following persons embarking on an aircraft at Changi Airport or Seletar Airport are exempt passengers:

(a)

operating crew required to perform duties on an aircraft or travelling on an aircraft in order to commence duties on an aircraft from another destination but not employees of an aircraft operator travelling on its aircraft other than as part of the operating crew;

(b)

any passenger aboard any aircraft referred to in paragraph (5);

(c)

[Deleted by S 112/2011 wef 01/04/2011](d)[Deleted by S 112/2011 wef 01/04/2011](e)infants below the age of 2 years;

(f)

service personnel and their dependants embarking on aircraft operating on charter flights on behalf of the Joint Services Movement Control of the United Kingdom;

(g)

Republic of Singapore military personnel travelling for military purposes on an aircraft other than military aircraft;

(h)

any person —

(i)

who is accredited as a diplomatic or consular representative of the government of any foreign territory, or is a staff member of any such diplomatic or consular representative;

(ii)

who holds a valid diplomatic passport, official passport, service passport or public affairs passport issued by the government of that foreign territory; and

(iii)

who is the subject of a request by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Singapore to be treated as an exempt passenger;

(i)

any head of state or head of government of a foreign territory who is recognised by Singapore (whether or not a guest of the Government) whom the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Singapore requests to be treated as an exempt passenger;

(j)

any person whom the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Singapore recognises as a representative of an international organisation (whether or not a guest of the Government) and whom that Ministry requests to be treated as an exempt passenger;

(k)

every member of the delegation travelling with a person referred to in sub-paragraph (h), (i) or (j);

(l)

any employee or volunteer of an association, authority, body or institution (whether incorporated or unincorporated) lawfully established for charitable objects travelling to any place outside Singapore —

(i)

to combat the effects of any emergency at that place;

(ii)

to provide emergency medical or other assistance for casualties or survivors in that place;

(iii)

to reduce further damage in that place; or

(iv)

to support emergency affected communities in the reconstruction and restoration of the physical infrastructure, the environment and community, psychosocial and economic well-being; and

(m)

any employee or volunteer of an association, authority, body or institution (whether incorporated or unincorporated) lawfully established for charitable objects accompanying any beneficiary thereof, and that beneficiary, travelling on a flight originating from and ending in Singapore without landing in any place outside Singapore.

Subregulation 6A

Amended byS 500/2024 wef 01/07/2024S 112/2011 wef 01/04/2011

For the purposes of paragraph (2), the following persons embarking on an aircraft at Seletar Airport are also exempt passengers:

(a)

any passenger who does not leave the transit area, or who leaves the transit area because of interruption to that passenger’s departing flight from the airport caused by the unserviceability of the aircraft concerned or the unavailability of an essential facility or caused by delay beyond the control of the passenger or the aircraft operator concerned; and

(b)

any passenger who, as evidenced by his passenger ticket, is scheduled to depart from Singapore by an aircraft within 24 hours of his scheduled time of arrival for a destination in another country other than the country from which he embarked.

Regulation 13 — Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore (Licensing of Airport Operators) Regulations 2009