No. S 1057
Civil Aviation Authority of
Singapore Act 2009
Civil Aviation Authority of
Singapore (Service Charge)
(Amendment) Order 2024
In exercise of the powers conferred by section 88 of the Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore Act 2009, the Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore, with the approval of the Minister for Transport, makes the following Order:
Citation and commencement
1.  This Order is the Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore (Service Charge) (Amendment) Order 2024 and comes into operation on 1 January 2025.
Amendment of paragraph 2
2.  In the Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore (Service Charge) Order 2009 (G.N. No. S 310/2009) (called in this Order the principal Order), in paragraph 2 —
(a)replace the definition of “3‑month compounded SORA” with —
“ “3‑month compounded SORA”, in relation to a period, means —
(a)if the period or a part of the period falls within the 6‑month period beginning on 1 April of a calendar year, then, for the period or the part (as the case may be) — the compounded average of the SORA values for a 3‑month period computed by the Monetary Authority of Singapore using the prescribed methodology, and published —
(i)on its Internet website at https://www.mas.gov.sg; or
(ii)where the website is unavailable to the public, in any other form that is readily accessible by the public,
on either of the following days:
(iii)if 1 March of that calendar year is a business day — that day;
(iv)if 1 March of that calendar year is not a business day — the last business day in February of that calendar year; or
(b)if the period or a part of the period falls within the 6‑month period beginning on 1 October of a calendar year, then, for the period or the part (as the case may be) — the compounded average of the SORA values for a 3‑month period computed by the Monetary Authority of Singapore using the prescribed methodology, and published —
(i)on its Internet website at https://www.mas.gov.sg; or
(ii)where the website is unavailable to the public, in any other form that is readily accessible by the public,
on either of the following days:
(iii)if 1 September of that calendar year is a business day — that day;
(iv)if 1 September of that calendar year is not a business day — the last business day in August of that calendar year;”;
(b)after the definition of “airport licensee”, insert —
“ “bank holiday” means a day declared by the Monetary Authority of Singapore to be a bank holiday under section 60(1) of the Banking Act 1970;
“business day” means any day other than a Saturday, Sunday, public holiday or bank holiday;
“prescribed methodology” means the methodology set out in the document called “Compounded Singapore Overnight Rate Average Index (“SORA Index”), Compounded SORA and MAS Floating Rate Notes (“MAS FRN”): A User Guide” dated 16 March 2021;”; and
(c)replace the definition of “Singapore Overnight Rate Average” or “SORA” with —
“ “Singapore Overnight Rate Average” or “SORA” means the volume‑weighted average rate of borrowing transactions in the unsecured overnight interbank Singapore dollar cash market in Singapore between 8 a.m. and 6.15 p.m., as published by the Monetary Authority of Singapore —
(a)on its Internet website at https://www.mas.gov.sg; or
(b)where the website is unavailable to the public, in any other form that is readily accessible by the public.”.
Amendment of paragraph 3
3.  In the principal Order, in paragraph 3, replace sub‑paragraph (1) with —
(1)  The airport licensee must pay to the Authority the service charge for each air navigation service specified in the first column of the Schedule in accordance with this paragraph.
(2)  The amount of the service charge for any air navigation service payable under sub‑paragraph (1) is the sum of the amounts specified in the second and third columns of the Schedule opposite the air navigation service.
(2A)  The amount of the service charge under sub‑paragraph (2) for any air navigation service —
(a)is payable in respect of all the airports for which the airport licensee holds an airport licence;
(b)is, subject to sub‑paragraph (3), payable for each month or part thereof in which the air navigation service is provided to any of those airports; and
(c)must be paid on the last day of the month in relation to which the service charge is payable.”.
Replacement of paragraph 4
4.  In the principal Order, replace paragraph 4 with —
Prescribed interest for late payment
4.  For the purposes of section 88(1) of the Act, the prescribed rate of interest on the late payment of any service charge mentioned in paragraph 3(1) or part thereof is 4.5% points above the 3‑month compounded SORA for the period —
(a)starting on the date the payment or part of it is in arrears; and
(b)ending on the date the service charge mentioned in that paragraph is paid to the Authority in full.”.
Replacement of Schedule
5.  In the principal Order, replace the Schedule with —
THE SCHEDULE
Paragraph 3
Service charges
First column
 
Second column
 
Third column
Services
 
Amount for the supply of air navigation services that are international services under section 21 of the Goods and Services Tax Act 1993
 
Amount for the supply of air navigation services that are not international services under section 21 of the Goods and Services Tax Act 1993
1.Air traffic control services, air traffic advisory services, flight information services, alerting services and communications, navigation and surveillance services
 
$24,194,516.40
 
$370,037.13
2.Meteorological services
 
$1,314,554.92
 
$20,105.14
3.Search and rescue services
 
$263,305.45
 
$4,027.06
4.Aeronautical information services
 
$525,624.73
 
$8,039.04.”.
 
[G.N. Nos. S 285/2010; S 555/2011; S 289/2012; S 363/2013; S 568/2014; S 501/2015; S 286/2016; S 345/2017; S 436/2018; S 477/2019; S 653/2020; S 560/2021; S 847/2022; S 356/2023]
Made on 30 December 2024.
EDMUND CHENG WAI WING
Chairperson,
Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore.
[CA.7.3.00117.0.15; LE/LGN/C1.09; AG/LEGIS/SL/41/2020/2]