Article 65 Issue of police air operators’ certificates
A flight by an aircraft registered in the Territory in the service of the police authority for the Territory shall, for the purposes of this Order, be deemed to be a flight for the purpose of commercial air transport.
If any passenger is carried on such a flight it shall be deemed to be for the purpose of commercial air transport of passengers and, save as otherwise expressly provided, the provisions of this Order and of any regulations made thereunder shall be complied with in relation to any such flight as if that flight was for the purpose of commercial air transport.
An aircraft registered in the Territory shall not fly on any flight in the service of the police authority otherwise than under and in accordance with either the terms of an air operator’s certificate granted to the operator of the aircraft under article 64(2) or the terms of a police air operator’s certificate granted to the operator of the aircraft under paragraph (4).
The Governor shall grant a police air operator’s certificate if he is satisfied that the applicant is competent, having regard in particular to—
his previous conduct and experience; and
his equipment, organisation, staffing, maintenance and other arrangements;
to secure that the operation of aircraft of the types specified in the certificate shall be as safe as is appropriate when flying on flights of the description and for the purposes so specified.