In force2021 Revised Edition

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Act · 2021 Revised Edition

Airport Passenger Service Charge Act

Service charge paid by airport passengers

Official textFrom Attorney General's Chambers, unchanged

s 1Citation

This Act may be cited as the Airport Passenger Service Charge Act.

Save as otherwise provided in this Act, a passenger service charge shall by payable at the rates specified in the Schedule by each passenger embarking on an aircraft taking off from an airport for a destination outside

Brunei Darussalam.

(2)

In subsection (1), “airport” means an airport, aerodrome or landing ground in Brunei Darussalam, owned and operated by the Government.

s 3Exemption from passenger service charge

The following persons are exempted from payment of the passenger service charge referred to in section 2 —

(a)

any member of the operating crew of any aircraft;

(b)

any passenger boarding any of the following class of aircraft —

(i)

Brunei Darussalam military aircraft;

(ii)

British military aircraft used for military purposes;

(iii)

foreign diplomatic aircraft engaged on diplomatic or consular missions to Brunei Darussalam;

(iv)

aircraft engaged in search and rescue missions or exercises;

(v)

specified aircraft operated by any Flying Club approved for the purpose of this Act by the Director of

Civil Aviation if the flight preceding the landing or following the take-off, as the case may be, has not been

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(vi)

such other aircraft or class of aircraft as the Minister may approve;

(c)

any passenger in transit through Brunei Darussalam who does not leave the transit area or who leaves the transit area due to any interruption to a flight caused by any delay beyond the control of the passenger or the airline operation concerned;

(d)

infants under the age of 2 years;

(e)

such other passengers or class of passengers as the Minister may approve.

s 4Amendment of Schedule

The Minister may, with the approval of His Majesty the Sultan and

Yang Di-Pertuan, by order amend the Schedule.

s 5Rules

The Minister may, with the approval of His Majesty the Sultan and

Yang Di-Pertuan, make rules for giving effect to the objects and purposes of this Act and for the due administration thereof.

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SCHEDULE [S 29/2017]

(section 2)

Passengers embarking for destinations in ASEAN Member States $12

Passengers embarking for other destinations $20.