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No. S 590

Air Navigation Act

(Chapter 6)

Air Navigation (Aviation Security) Order 2006

In exercise of the powers conferred by section 3 of the Air Navigation Act, the Minister for Transport hereby makes the following Order:

PART I

PRELIMINARY

Citation and commencement

1. This Order may be cited as the Air Navigation (Aviation Security) Order 2006 and shall come into operation on 18th October 2006.

Application

2.—(1) This Order shall apply to ––

(a)	any aircraft registered or operating in Singapore; and
(b)	any airport in Singapore,

which is used for commercial air transport operations.

(2) Unless the context otherwise requires, this Order shall not apply to military aircraft and airports under the control of the Singapore Armed Forces.

Definitions

3. In this Order, unless the context otherwise requires —

“act of unlawful interference” means an act or attempted act to jeopardise the safety of civil aviation and air transport, and includes any of the following acts:

(a)	unlawful seizure of an aircraft in flight or on the ground;
(b)	hostage-taking on board an aircraft or at an airport;
(c)	forcible intrusion on board an aircraft, at an airport or on the premises of an aeronautical facility;
(d)	introduction on board an aircraft or at an airport of a weapon or hazardous device or material intended for criminal purposes;
(e)	communication of false information so as to jeopardise the safety of an aircraft in flight or on the ground, or of passengers, crew, ground personnel or the general public, at an airport or on the premises of a civil aviation facility;

“aircraft operator” means an operator of any one or more aircraft to which this Order applies;

“airport” means an aerodrome;

“airport operator” means an operator of an airport to which this Order applies;

“airside” means the movement area of an airport, adjacent terrain and buildings or portions thereof, access to which is controlled;

“cargo” means any property carried on an aircraft other than mail, stores and accompanied or mishandled baggage;

“commercial air transport operation” means an aircraft operation involving the transport of passengers, cargo or mail for remuneration or hire;

“Commissioner” means the Commissioner of Police appointed under the Police Force Act (Cap. 235) or any police officer appointed by the Commissioner to act on his behalf;

“enforcement notice” means a notice served under paragraph 11;

“National Civil Aviation Security Authority” means the National Civil Aviation Security Authority referred to in paragraph 4;

“NCASP” means the National Civil Aviation Security Programme referred to in paragraph 4;

“protected area” and “protected place” mean, respectively, any area or premises declared to be a protected area and any area or premises declared to be a protected place under the Protected Areas and Protected Places Act (Cap. 256);

“screening” means the application of technical or other means which are intended to identify or detect weapons, explosives or other dangerous devices which may be used to commit an act of unlawful interference;

“security directive” means a security directive issued under paragraph 7 or 8;

“security measures” means a combination of measures and procedures to secure the safety of aircraft and of persons and property carried therein against acts of unlawful interference;

“security restricted area” ––

(a)	means an area of the airside which is identified as a priority risk area where, in addition to access control, other security controls are applied; and
(b)	includes any commercial aviation passenger departure area between the screening checkpoint and the aircraft, ramp, baggage sorting area, area where an aircraft is brought into service and screened baggage or cargo is present, cargo shed, mail centre and airside catering or aircraft cleaning premises;

“stores” means any goods intended for sale or use on an aircraft, including spare parts and other articles of equipment, whether or not for immediate fitting.

Made this 16th day of October 2006.

CHOI SHING KWOK

Permanent Secretary,
Ministry of Transport,
Singapore.

[MOT.SP.(A) 474.2.18.1; CAAS/LE/LGN/A3; AG/LEG/SL/6/2003/2 Vol. 1]