PART 6
SERVICE AS AIR MARSHALS ON BOARD
SINGAPORE AIRCRAFT
Interpretation of this Part
60.—(1)  In this Part —
“air marshal” means any police officer who is appointed by the Commissioner under section 61(1) to serve as an air marshal;
“commander”, in relation to an aircraft, means the member of the crew designated as commander of that aircraft by the operator thereof, or, failing such a person, the person who is for the time being the pilot in command of that aircraft;
“operator”, in relation to any aircraft at any time, means the person who at that time has the management of the aircraft;
“passenger flight” means any flight performed by an aircraft for the international carriage of persons for reward;
“pilot in command”, in relation to an aircraft, means a person who for the time being is in charge of the piloting of the aircraft without being under the direction of any other pilot in the aircraft;
“Singapore aircraft” means any aircraft that is registered in Singapore.
(2)  For the purposes of this Part, an aircraft is in flight —
(a)from the time when all external doors of the aircraft are closed following embarkation for a flight until the time when any such door is opened for disembarkation;
(b)if the aircraft makes a forced landing in any country or territory other than Singapore, from the time when all external doors of the aircraft are closed following embarkation for a flight until the time when the competent authorities of the country or territory in which the forced landing takes place take over responsibility for the aircraft and for the persons and property on board the aircraft; and
(c)if the aircraft makes a forced landing in Singapore, from the time when all external doors of the aircraft are closed following embarkation for a flight until the time when a police officer arrives at the place of landing,
and any reference in this Act to an aircraft in flight includes a reference to an aircraft during any period when the aircraft is on the surface of the sea or land but not within the territorial limits of any country.
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(3)  For the purpose of subsection (2), the reference to a country or the territorial limits of a country includes a reference to the territorial waters (if any) of that country.
Appointment and training of air marshals
61.—(1)  The Commissioner may appoint any police officer to serve as an air marshal on board any Singapore aircraft.
(2)  The Commissioner must provide for the appropriate training and supervision of all air marshals.
Commissioner may require deployment of air marshals on board Singapore aircraft
62.—(1)  Where the Commissioner has reason to believe that any passenger flight to be performed by a Singapore aircraft presents high security risks, the Commissioner may, by written order served on the operator of that aircraft, require the operator to permit the deployment of one or more air marshals on that passenger flight.
(2)  An order made under subsection (1) may require the operator of the Singapore aircraft to provide seating for the air marshals deployed on the passenger flight to which the order relates without regard to the availability of seats on the flight and at no cost to the Government or the air marshals.
(3)  A person who fails to comply with an order made under subsection (1) shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $50,000.
Powers, rights, immunities and duties of air marshals on board Singapore aircraft outside Singapore
63.—(1)  Every police officer serving as an air marshal on board any Singapore aircraft during a passenger flight has, while the aircraft is in flight elsewhere than in or over Singapore —
(a)the same powers, rights and immunities; and
(b)so far as possible, to perform the same duties,
as when on service in Singapore.
(2)  If an air marshal arrests any person in exercise of the air marshal’s powers under subsection (1), the air marshal may —
(a)if the aircraft ceases flight in any country outside Singapore, hand the person over to the commander of the Singapore aircraft, together with any weapon or article taken from the person, to be dealt with in accordance with the provisions of the Tokyo Convention Act 1971; or
(b)if the aircraft ceases flight in Singapore, hold the person in custody and deal with the person and any weapon or article taken from the person in accordance with the provisions of the Criminal Procedure Code 2010 as if the person were arrested in Singapore.
(3)  Where a female person is to be searched and a female air marshal is not available to conduct the search, the search may be conducted by any female person who is requested by an air marshal to conduct the search.