Transport Sector (Critical Firms) Act

Overview

 

The Transport Sector (Critical Firms) Act 2024, which came into force on 01 Apr 2025, strengthens the resilience of key firms in the air, land and sea transport sectors and safeguards their provision of essential transport services in Singapore.


The Act empowers the Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore (CAAS), the Land Transport Authority of Singapore (LTA) and the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) to designate key transport firms (“Designated Entities”) and apply relevant controls over them under CAAS’s, LTA’s and MPA’s respective sectoral legislation:

  1. The Bus Services Industry Act 2015 (BSI Act);
  2. The Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore Act 2009 (CAAS Act);
  3. The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore Act 1996 (MPA Act); and
  4. The Rapid Transit Systems Act 1995 (RTS Act).