Noise abatement procedures
34.—(1)  The pilot-in-command of a relevant aircraft must comply with noise abatement procedures to the extent that the procedures do not have a detrimental effect on aircraft safety.
(2)  The pilot-in-command of a Singapore registered aircraft of a type specified in paragraph (5) may not land or take off in Singapore unless —
(a)there is in force a noise certificate in respect of that aircraft that is issued by the Director‑General of Civil Aviation in accordance with the Air Navigation Order; and
(b)all of the conditions subject to which the noise certificate was issued are complied with.
(3)  The pilot-in-command of a foreign registered aircraft of a type specified in paragraph (5) —
(a)that is in or over Singapore; or
(b)that is operated by a Singapore operator,
may not land or take off in Singapore unless paragraph (4) can be complied with.
(4)  For a foreign registered aircraft of a type specified in paragraph (5) to land or take‑off in Singapore —
(a)there must be in force a noise certificate in respect of that aircraft —
(i)that is issued, or validated, by the competent authority of the State of Registry pursuant to Annex 16 to the Chicago Convention; or
(ii)that is issued, or validated, by the competent authority of the State of Registry and the Director‑General of Civil Aviation is of the opinion that the standards applied by that competent authority are substantially equivalent to Annex 16 to the Chicago Convention; and
(b)all of the conditions subject to which the noise certificate was issued must be complied with.
(5)  For the purposes of paragraphs (2), (3) and (4), the specified aircraft types are —
(a)any subsonic jet aeroplane;
(b)any supersonic aeroplane;
(c)any propeller-driven aeroplane, other than —
(i)a propeller-driven aeroplane that is specifically designed and used for agricultural or firefighting purposes; and
(ii)a propeller-driven aeroplane with an MCTOM not exceeding 8,618 kg that is specifically designed and used for aerobatic purposes; and
(d)any helicopter, other than a helicopter that is specifically designed and used —
(i)for agricultural or firefighting purposes; or
(ii)for the purpose of carrying an external load.
(6)  Paragraphs (2), (3) and (4) do not apply to —
(a)an aircraft to be flown in accordance with “A Conditions”, “B Conditions” or “D Conditions” set out in the Second Schedule to the Air Navigation Order; or
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(b)an aircraft in respect of which no noise certification standards are specified in Annex 16 to the Chicago Convention.