Explanatory note
(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order introduces legislation on noise certification and aircraft emissions certification (dealing with fuel venting and emissions of smoke, unburned hydrocarbons, carbon monoxide and oxides of nitrogen) in one document that applies the requirements in Annex 16 to the Convention on International Civil Aviation 1944.
The Order is intended:
To require all aircraft registered in the Territory and all aircraft taking-off and landing in the Territory to have a valid noise certificate (articles 3 and 4).
To define the circumstances under which a noise certificate can be issued and its period of validity and the exception from the requirement for a noise certificate (articles 5 – 7).
To require information relating to the noise certificate to be included in the flight manual (article 8).
To provide for the Governor to issue exemptions from noise certification requirements (article 9).
To require that specified aircraft shall not be registered in nor land or take-off in the Territory unless certified as complying with required standards contained in Annex 16 Volume II (articles 10 - 12).
To except from the requirements to have emissions certification aircraft flying in accordance with certain conditions set out in Part A or Part B of Schedule 3 of the Air Navigation (Overseas Territories) Order 2001 or aircraft taking off or landing in a prescribed place (article 13).
To provide for the Governor to issue exemptions from the restrictions referred to in (5) above (article 14).
To require the noise certificate to be carried and produced when required (articles 15 and 16).
To enable the Governor to revoke, suspend or vary a noise certificate (article 17).
To set out the offences in relation to noise certificates and emissions certification and the powers of the Governor relating to prevention (articles 18 and 19).
To provide for access to aerodromes and obstruction of persons (articles 20 and 21).
To set out the penalties for contravening the Order and the liability of offenders (articles 22 and 23).
To set out the applicability of the Order to the Crown and visiting forces (article 24).
To provide for the Order to have extra-territorial effect (article 25).
Annex 16 Volume I (Third Edition – July 1993) and Annex 16 Volume 11 (Second Edition – July 1993) of the Chicago Convention can be purchased from
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