Article 3 Amendment of the Air Navigation (Overseas Territories) Order 2001

After article 8 there shall be inserted:

“Type Acceptance Certificate

8A.

(1)

A certificate of airworthiness for an aircraft registered in the Territory shall not be issued in accordance with article 9 of this Order unless there is in force a Type Acceptance Certificate issued by the Governor for the aircraft type.

(2)

Any person who intends to operate an aircraft to be registered in the Territory of a type for which a Type Acceptance Certificate has not been issued shall apply to the Governor for the issue of a Type Acceptance Certificate for that aircraft in accordance with this article and the requirements of the Governor.

(3)

A Type Acceptance Certificate with respect to an aircraft, engine or propeller means a document issued by the Governor on the basis of a Type Certificate issued by a Contracting State acceptable to the Governor.

(4)

For the purposes of this article a “Type Certificate” means a document issued by a Contracting State to define the design of an aircraft type and to certify that this design meets the appropriate airworthiness requirements of that State.”