AIR NAVIGATION BILL

Order for Second Reading read.

3.33 p.m.

The Deputy Prime Minister (Dr Toh Chin Chye): Mr Speaker, Sir, I beg to move, "That the Bill be now read a Second time."

The present Air Navigation Ordinance (Cap. 109) is obsolete and inadequate for present-day needs in the field of civil aviation. The Bill repeals the Colonial Air Navigation Order, 1949, and the Civil Aviation Act, 1949, as well as certain sections of the Air Navigation Ordinance, 1952, of Malaysia, which were extended to Singapore after Malaysia Day.

The Bill will provide the necessary legislation for the control and regulation of air navigation as laid down at the International Civil Aviation Conference held in Chicago in 1944. The ninety-six Articles of the Chicago Convention relate to privileges and restrictions of all Contracting States. The Convention provides for the adoption of international standards and recommended practices relating to air navigation, such as the installation of navigation facilities and the reduction of customs and immigration formalities to facilitate air transport. The enactment of this Ordinance is also a preliminary to our application for membership of the International Civil Aviation Organisation.

Sir, I beg to move.

Question put, and agreed to.

Bill accordingly read a Second time and committed to a Committee of the whole House.

The House immediately resolved itself into a Committee on the Bill. - [Dr Toh Chin Chye].

Bill considered in Committee.

[Mr Speaker in the Chair]

3.36 p.m.

Clause 1 ordered to stand part of the Bill.

Clause 2 -

Dr Toh Chin Chye: Mr Speaker, Sir, I beg to move,

In page 2, line 2, to leave out "20" and insert "21".

Amendment agreed to.

Clause 2, as amended, ordered to stand part of the Bill.

Clause 3 -

The Chairman: The House will take note of the Note which appears under clause 3:

In page 5, line 20, to leave out "(1) " and insert "(l) ".

This will be done.

Clauses 3 to 5 inclusive ordered to stand part of the Bill.

Clause 6 -

Dr Toh Chin Chye: Mr Speaker, Sir, I beg to move,

In page 6, line 45, to leave out "or" where - it secondly occurs and insert "of".

Amendment agreed to.

The Chairman: The House will also note that -

In page 7, line 5, to leave out "(1) " and insert "(l) ".

Clause 6, as amended, ordered to stand part of the Bill.

Clauses 7 and 8 ordered to stand part of the Bill.

Clause 9 -

The Chairman: The House will take note of the Note which appears under clause 9:

In page 8, line 36, to leave out "repsect of trepass" and insert "respect of trespass". It is really a typographical error which is being corrected.

Clause 9 ordered to stand part of the Bill.

Clause 10 -

Dr Toh Chin Chye: Mr Speaker, I beg to move,

In page 9, line 42, to leave out "additional" and insert "addition".

Amendment agreed to.

Clause 10, as amended, ordered to stand part of the Bill.

Clauses 11 to 15 inclusive ordered to stand part of the Bill.

Clause 16 -

Dr Toh Chin Chye: Mr Speaker, I beg to move,

In page 12, lines 25 and 26, to leave out "or ending at the same point".

Amendment agreed to.

The Chairman: The House will take note of the Note which reads:

In page 13, line 24, to leave out "ben" and insert "been".

Clause 16, as amended, ordered to stand part of the Bill.

Clause 17 -

Dr Toh Chin Chye: Mr Speaker, I beg to move,

In page 14, line 18, after "a", to insert "licence granted to the said person by the".

Amendment agreed to.

Clause 17, as amended, ordered to stand part of the Bill.

Clause 18 ordered to stand part of the Bill.

Clause 19 -

The Chairman: There is a Note which reads:

In page 15, line 30, after "applies", to insert a comma. This will be done.

Dr Toh Chin Chye: Mr Speaker, I beg to move,

In page 15, line 36, after "and", to insert "any".

Amendment agreed to.

Clause 19, as amended, ordered to stand part of the Bill.

Clauses 20 to 25 inclusive ordered to stand part of the Bill.

Clause 26 -

The Chairman: There is a Note:

In page 20, marginal note, to leave out "23" and insert "24". This will be done.

Clause 26 ordered to stand part of the Bill.

Clauses 27 to 31 inclusive ordered to stand part of the Bill.

Clause 32 -

The Chairman: The House will take note of the Note:

In page 21, marginal note, after "Act", to insert "10". That will be done.

Clause 32 ordered to stand part of the Bill.

Bill reported with amendments; read a Third time and passed.