Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore Act 2009 |
Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore (Aviation Levy) Order 2009 |
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Citation and commencement |
1. This Order may be cited as the Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore (Aviation Levy) Order 2009 and shall come into operation on 1st October 2009. |
Definitions |
2. In this Order, unless the context otherwise requires —
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Aviation levy payable by passengers |
Exempt passengers |
4.—(1) Notwithstanding paragraph 3, no aviation levy shall be payable in respect of any of the following passengers embarking on an aircraft from Changi Airport or Seletar Airport:
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When aviation levy is payable by passengers |
5.—(1) The aviation levy payable in respect of a passenger embarking on an aircraft from Changi Airport or Seletar Airport shall be payable —
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Airport licensee, etc., designated to collect aviation levy |
6. For the purposes of section 86(2)(d) of the Act —
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Returns on collection of aviation levy |
7.—(1) The airport licensee for Changi Airport and the airport licensee for Seletar Airport must, within a period of 5 weeks after the end of every month, submit to the Authority a monthly return stating the total amount of aviation levy that has been collected in respect of passengers embarking on aircraft in that month from Changi Airport or Seletar Airport, as the case may be, and such other amounts of aviation levy collected in respect of such passengers embarking in any of the preceding months.
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Interest for late payment of aviation levy |
8.—(1) Where any aviation levy or part thereof due to the Authority is unpaid on the due date according to paragraph 7(2), the Authority shall be entitled to impose interest on the airport licensee concerned for the amount in arrears, at the rate of 3% per annum above the prime lending rate on the date the aviation levy or part thereof in arrears is payable to the Authority under paragraph 7(2). [S 270/2010 wef 01/06/2010]
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Penalty for deficiency in collection |
9. If it appears to the Authority that any airport licensee, or any of its employees or former employees so approved under paragraph 6 —
[S 270/2010 wef 01/06/2010] |
Application of payments |
10. The Authority may, in its discretion, apply any moneys paid by an airport licensee firstly towards the payment of any penalty or interest payable under this Order and subsequently apply any balance thereof towards payment of any amount of outstanding aviation levy. |
Remission |
11. The Chief Executive may waive or remit wholly or in part any aviation levy, penalty or interest payable under this Order. |
Refunds |
12.—(1) An amount of the aviation levy overpaid on a passenger ticket must be refunded to the purchaser of the ticket. [S 270/2010 wef 01/06/2010]
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Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Transport, Singapore. |
[CA.7.3.00117.0.15; AG/LEG/SL/41/2009/10 Vol. 1] |