Air Navigation (Paya Lebar and Tengah Aerodrome Fees) Order

Air Navigation Act

(CHAPTER 6, Section 3(2)(o))

Air Navigation
(Paya Lebar and Tengah Aerodrome Fees)
Order

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G.N. No. S 228/1970

REVISED EDITION 2000

(31st August 2000)

[1st September 1970]

Citation

1. This Order may be cited as the Air Navigation (Paya Lebar and Tengah Aerodrome Fees) Order.

Definitions

2. In this Order —

“aerodromes” mean the Paya Lebar Aerodrome and the Tengah Aerodrome;

“Authority” means the Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore established under section 3 of the Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore Act (Cap. 41);

“hangar fee” means the fee prescribed by paragraph 8;

“landing fee” means the fee prescribed by paragraph 3;

“parking fee” means the fee prescribed by paragraph 7;

“passenger service charge” means the charge prescribed by paragraph 13;

“permit” means the special landing permit issued by the Authority in accordance with paragraph 6;

“taxi-weight” means the maximum structural design weight limits of the aircraft as contained in the aircraft model type certificate data sheet or the manufacturer’s approved flight manual.

Landing fee

3.—(1) Subject to sub-paragraph (2), paragraphs 4, 5 and 6 and any exemption granted under any other written law, a landing fee at the rate specified in the First Schedule shall be paid to the Authority in respect of each landing of an aircraft at the aerodromes.

(2) The landing fee for a helicopter shall be one half of the landing fee for a fixed wing aircraft of the same taxi-weight.

(3) Subject to sub-paragraph (4), for the purpose of calculating the landing fee, the weight of the aircraft shall be the taxi-weight of the aircraft.

(4) When a restriction is placed by the Authority on the taxi-weight of an aircraft operating from an aerodrome, the maximum landing fee charged for such aircraft shall be based on the restricted taxi-weight until such time as the restriction is lifted.

Training flight

4.—(1) Where the flight is solely for the purpose of training and testing flying personnel, or testing the aircraft or instruments of the aircraft, the landing fee shall be reduced by 75%.

(2) Sub-paragraph (1) is applicable only if permission for each flight is obtained from the Authority before the flight is undertaken.

(3) Where any aircraft operates on charter flights on behalf of the Joint Services Movement Control of the United Kingdom, the landing fee shall be reduced by one-third.

Exempted aircraft

5. The following aircraft are exempt from payment of landing fees:

(a)	British military aircraft used for military purposes;
(b)	foreign diplomatic aircraft engaged on diplomatic or consular missions to Singapore;
(c)	aircraft used for Government ceremonial purposes;
(d)	aircraft owned by flying clubs approved by the Authority and operated for purposes approved by the Authority; and
(e)	such other aircraft or classes of aircraft as the Authority may approve.

Private aircraft

6.—(1) The Authority may issue a special landing permit for a fee of $120 to owners of private aircraft the taxi-weight of which does not exceed 7,000 kilograms.

(2) The permit shall be valid for one year from the date specified therein and may be cancelled by the Authority at any time without assigning any reason therefor and without the right of refund of any portion of the fee paid.

(3) The application for the grant of a permit shall be made in writing and shall state the type of aircraft, its taxi-weight and the personal particulars of the owner of the aircraft.

(4) An aircraft in respect of which a permit is issued may land at the aerodromes and any civil aerodrome owned by the Government in Singapore and is exempted from the payment of the landing fee levied at those aerodromes.

(5) An aircraft in respect of which a permit is issued shall not be used for the carriage of passengers or goods for hire or reward or for any commercial purpose.

Parking fee

7.—(1) A parking fee at the rate specified in the Second Schedule shall be paid to the Authority for the parking of an aircraft at any place in the aerodrome for each period of 24 hours or part thereof.

(2) The parking time shall begin when the aircraft lands at the aerodrome and end when it takes off.

(3) No parking fee under sub-paragraph (1) shall be payable for the parking of an aircraft for the first 3 hours.

(4) The area occupied by an aircraft for the purpose of calculating the parking fee shall be the product of the span of the aircraft and its maximum length.

(5) The Authority may in its discretion permit an aircraft to be parked in any place of the aerodromes on a monthly basis.

(6) The fee payable under sub-paragraph (5) shall be 26 times the parking fee which shall be paid for the parking of the aircraft for a period of 24 hours.

(7) The fee under sub-paragraph (5) shall be paid in advance.

(8) Except as provided in sub-paragraph (5), where an aircraft is parked at any place in the aerodrome for a continuous period of 30 days or more the fee payable for the parking of the aircraft shall be at the rate specified in the Third Schedule.

(9) Sub-paragraph (8) shall not apply to the Tengah Aerodrome.

Hangar fee

8.—(1) A hangar fee at the rate specified in the Second Schedule shall be paid to the Authority for the housing of an aircraft in a hangar of the aerodromes for each period of 24 hours or part thereof.

(2) The area occupied by an aircraft for the purpose of calculating the hangar fee shall be the product of the span of the aircraft, as housed, and its maximum length.

(3) The Authority may in its discretion permit an aircraft to be housed in a hangar at the aerodromes on a monthly basis.

(4) The fee payable under sub-paragraph (3) shall be 26 times the hangar fee which shall be paid for the housing of the aircraft in a hangar for a period of 24 hours.

(5) The fee under sub-paragraph (3) shall be paid in advance.

Unused space

9. Where any fee has been paid in respect of an aircraft for the parking of the aircraft or the housing of the aircraft in a hangar on a monthly basis and the aircraft does not use the space provided for it —

(a)	another aircraft with the same taxi-weight may, with the written approval of the Authority, use the space provided for the former; and
(b)	no rebate of the fee shall be granted under any circumstances.

Reduction of fees for certain aircraft

10. A reduction of one-third of the hangar and parking fees may be authorised by the Authority in respect of any aircraft performing charter flights on behalf of the Joint Services Movement Control of the United Kingdom.

Exempted aircraft

11. The Authority may in its discretion exempt any aircraft belonging to any of the classes of aircraft specified in paragraph 5 from the payment of hangar and parking fees.

Form

12. No aircraft shall be accepted for housing in hangar and for parking in the aerodromes unless the owner or commander of the aircraft signs such form as the Authority may require.

Passenger service charge

13.—(1) Except as provided in paragraph 14, a passenger service charge at the rate specified in the Fourth Schedule to this Order shall be paid to the Authority in respect of every passenger embarking on an aircraft at the aerodromes for a destination outside Singapore.

(2) No passenger service charge shall be paid in respect of the following persons:

(a)	any member of the operating crew of any aircraft;
(b)	any passenger aboard any aircraft specified in paragraph 5 of this Order;
(c)	any passenger in transit through Singapore who does not leave the aerodromes or who leaves the aerodromes because of any interruption to a flight caused by unserviceability of an aircraft or other essential facility or caused by any other delay beyond the control of the passenger or the airline operator concerned;
(d)	infants under the age of two years;
(e)	service personnel and their dependants embarking on aircraft operating on charter flights on behalf of the Joint Services Movement Control of the United Kingdom; and
(f)	such other passengers or classes of passengers as the Authority may direct.

Liability for fee

14.—(1) Except as approved in writing by the Authority, all fees under this Order shall be paid by the commander of the aircraft on demand before the aircraft departs from the aerodrome.

(2) If any fee under this Order is not paid to the Authority, it shall be a debt due to the Authority jointly and severally from the owner and the commander of the aircraft in respect of which the fee is payable.

(3) For the purpose of enforcing payment of any fee under this Order the Authority may refuse to permit an aircraft to take off from an aerodrome until the fee has been paid.

(4) No abatement of any fees shall be allowed in the event of any aerodrome service, assistance or other facility being not available.

(5) Except as provided in this Order, no exemption or remission shall be granted.

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