Interference with aircraft involved in accident
6.—(1)  Where a notifiable accident occurs in Singapore, no person other than an authorised person shall have access to the aircraft involved in the accident and the aircraft shall not except under the authority of the chief executive officer, be moved or otherwise interfered with.
(2)  Notwithstanding paragraph (1) —
(a)the aircraft may be removed or interfered with so far as may be necessary for the purpose of extricating persons or animals involved, removing any mails carried by the aircraft, preventing destruction by fire or any other cause, or preventing any danger or obstruction to the public or to air navigation or to other transport;
(b)goods or passenger’s baggage may be removed from the aircraft under the supervision of a police officer, but if the aircraft has come from a place outside Singapore it shall not be removed from the vicinity of the aircraft except on clearance by or with the consent of an officer of customs; and
(c)if an aircraft is wrecked on the water, the aircraft or any contents thereof may be removed to such extent as may be necessary for bringing it or them to a place of safety.
(3)  Where an accident occurs in Singapore and the chief executive officer is of the opinion that the aircraft involved in the accident is likely to be a danger or obstruction to the public or to air navigation or to other transport, he may order the owner of such aircraft to remove it to such place as the chief executive officer shall indicate.
(4)  In the absence of the owner or in the event of his non-compliance with the order referred to in paragraph (3), the chief executive officer shall be empowered to remove the aircraft himself.
(5)  The expense incurred in removing such aircraft shall be paid by and be recoverable from the owner of the aircraft under paragraph (3) or (4).
(6)  The Authority shall not be liable for any damage occurring to the aircraft during its removal in accordance with paragraph (3) or (4).
(7)  In this regulation, “authorised person” means —
(a)any person authorised by the chief executive officer either generally or specially to have access to any aircraft involved in an accident and includes any police officer or any officer of customs; and
(b)in relation to an accident involving military aircraft belonging to the Singapore Armed Forces, includes any person authorised by the Chief of Air Force.