# The Air Navigation Order 2016, Paragraph 4


An E Conditions Declaration must—
(a) be signed by an E Conditions competent person;
(b) specify the aircraft in respect of which it is issued;
(c) specify the flight test programme in respect of which it is issued, including the start and finish dates of the programme;
(d) set out the specified purposes for which the aircraft may fly;
(e) confirm that the flight test programme will be conducted in accordance with the Conditions of Flight at paragraph 3;
(f) declare that the E Conditions competent person has obtained the consent of the registered owner of the aircraft—
(i) to request the suspension of any certificate of airworthiness or permit to fly granted in respect of the aircraft; and
(ii) for the aircraft to undertake the flight test programme;
(g) request the suspension of any certificate of airworthiness or permit to fly held in respect of the aircraft;
(h) declare that if the ownership of the aircraft changes during the flight test programme, the E Conditions competent person will not permit a flight to take place until the consent of the new aircraft owner for the aircraft to continue the flight test programme has been obtained;
(i) declare that, before the flight test programme commences, the E Conditions competent person will undertake a risk assessment and must be satisfied that—
(i) all risks in respect of the flight test programme have been mitigated to an acceptable level; and
(ii) in particular, the level of risk to uninvolved third parties is low enough to be acceptable;
(j) declare that, throughout the flight test programme, the E Conditions competent person will make such changes to the risk assessment and dossier of information as appear appropriate in light of the information gathered in connection with that programme;
(k) declare that the E Conditions competent person will—
(i) keep under review the risks in respect of the flight test programme; and
(ii) not permit a flight to take place in the event that the E Conditions competent person ceases to be satisfied that—
(aa) all risks in respect of the flight test programme have been mitigated to an acceptable level; and
(bb) in particular, the level of risk to uninvolved third parties is low enough to be acceptable.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2016/765/schedule/3/part/1/chapter/3/paragraph/4 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/air-navigation-order-2016/schedule-3/part-1/chapter-3/paragraph-4
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