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S 590/2006


Power to issue security directive to other persons

8.—(1) The Commissioner may issue a security directive to any person—

(a) who carries on any business or provides any service at an airport to which this Order applies; or
(b) who has access to a security restricted area, a protected area or protected place in such an airport for the purposes of the business carried on or service provided by him,

requiring that person to take such security measures as may be specified in the security directive.

(2) The Commissioner shall inform the Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore of every security directive issued under sub-paragraph (1) and may take account of any advice given by that Authority with respect to that security directive.

(3) A security directive under sub-paragraph (1) shall specify a date before which the person is required to comply with the security directive.

(4) Any person who refuses or, without reasonable excuse, fails to comply with a security directive issued to him under this paragraph shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $5,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 12 months or to both.

(5) A security directive issued to a person under sub-paragraph (1) may at any time be varied or revoked by a further security directive issued to him by the Commissioner.

Provisions relating to security directives

9.—(1) A security directive issued to any person need not be addressed to that particular person, but may be framed in general terms applicable to all persons to whom such a security directive may be issued or to any class of such persons to which that particular person belongs.

(2) If it appears to the Commissioner that an exception from any security directive is required as a matter of urgency in any particular case, the Commissioner may, by a notification given in writing to the person for the time being subject to the security directive, authorise that person to disregard the requirements of the security directive—