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44.
—(1) The Authority may, from time to time —
(a)
issue one or more codes of practice or standards of performance applicable to airport licensees;
(b)
approve as a code of practice or standard of performance applicable to airport licensees any document prepared by a person other than the Authority if the Authority considers the document as suitable for this purpose; or
(c)
amend or revoke any code of practice or standard of performance issued under paragraph (a) or approved under paragraph (b),
with respect to all or any of the following:
(i)
the operation of an airport;
(ii)
the provision of airport services and facilities;
(iii)
the quality of such aspects of airport services and facilities as are prescribed in regulations;
(iv)
competition, abuse of a dominant position in the operation of airports and fair market conduct in the provision of airport services and facilities;
(v)
the acquisitions or consolidations involving an airport licensee and any other person (whether an airport licensee or otherwise).
(2) A code of practice may, in particular, specify the duties and obligations of any airport licensee in relation to his business operation in so far as it relates to the provision of airport services and facilities in Singapore.
(3) If any provision in any code of practice or standard of performance is inconsistent with any provision of this Act, such provision, to the extent of the inconsistency —
(a)
shall have effect subject to the provisions of this Act; and
(b)
having regard to the provisions of this Act, shall not have effect.
(4) Where a code of practice or standard of performance is issued, approved, amended or revoked by the Authority under subsection (1), the Authority shall —
(a)
publish a notice of the issue, approval, amendment or revocation, as the case may be, of the code of practice or standard of performance in such manner as will secure adequate publicity for such issue, approval, amendment or revocation;
(b)
specify in the notice referred to in paragraph (a) the date of the issue, approval, amendment or revocation, as the case may be; and
(c)
ensure that, so long as the code of practice or standard of performance remains in force, copies of that code or standard, and of all amendments to that code or standard, are available for inspection by airport licensees free of charge and for their purchase at a reasonable price.
(5) No code of practice or standard of performance, no amendment to an approved code of practice or standard of performance, and no revocation of any such approved code of practice or standard of performance, shall have any force or effect as an approved code of practice or standard of performance until the notice relating thereto is published in accordance with subsection (4).
(6) Any code of practice or standard of performance issued or approved under this section shall not have legislative effect.
(7) Subject to subsection (8), every airport licensee shall comply with the relevant codes of practice and standards of performance issued or approved under this section.
(8) The Authority may, either generally or for such time as the Authority may specify, waive the application of any code of practice or standard of performance, or part thereof, issued or approved under this section to any airport licensee.
(9) The Authority must give a copy of each approved code of practice or standard of performance and amendment to or revocation of an approved code of practice or standard of performance to the Minister; but failure to comply with this subsection in respect of any approved code of practice or standard of performance, or any amendment or revocation thereof, shall not invalidate the approved code of practice or standard of performance, or the amendment or revocation thereof, as the case may be.
(10) In this section, “dominant position” means a dominant position in any market for airport services and facilities, whether in Singapore or elsewhere.