Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore Bill

Bill No. 7/1984

Read the first time on 2nd March 1984.
An Act to establish and incorporate the Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore, to provide for its functions, and for matters connected therewith.
Be it enacted by the President with the advice and consent of the Parliament of Singapore, as follows:
PART I
PRELIMINARY
Short title and commencement
1.  This Act may be cited as the Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore Act 1984 and shall come into operation on such date as the Minister may, by notification in the Gazette, appoint.
Interpretation
2.  In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires —
“aerodrome” means any area of land or water including any building installation and equipment intended to be used either wholly or in part for the arrival, departure and surface movement of aircraft;
“appointed day” means the date of commencement of this Act;
“Authority” means the Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore established under section 3;
“Authority’s aerodrome” means any aerodrome vested in or acquired by the Authority under this Act and includes any aerodrome maintained or managed by the Authority;
“Chairman” means the Chairman of the Authority and includes any temporary Chairman of the Authority;
“chief executive officer” means the chief executive officer of the Authority and includes any person acting in that capacity;
“Deputy Chairman” means the Deputy Chairman of the Authority and includes any temporary Deputy Chairman of the Authority;
“member” means a member of the Authority;
“Singapore Flight Information Region” means the area within which air navigation services are provided by the Government in accordance with the International Civil Aviation Organisation Asia/Pacific Regional Air Navigation Plan;
“Singapore Search and Rescue Region” means the Singapore Flight Information Region and any area within which search and rescue services are provided by the Government.