Article 23 Type Acceptance CertificateI1

A certificate of airworthiness for an aircraft registered in the Territory must not be issued unless there is in force a Type Acceptance Certificate issued by the Governor for that aircraft type.

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 must apply, or cause an application to be made, to the Governor for the issue of a Type Acceptance Certificate for that aircraft type in accordance with this article and the published requirements of the Governor.

A “Type Acceptance Certificate” means a document issued by the Governor for an aircraft on the basis of a Type Certificate for that aircraft type that is acceptable to the Governor.

A “Type Certificate” means a document issued by a Contracting State or the European Aviation Safety Agency on behalf of the European Union Member States to define the design of an aircraft type and to certify that the design meets the appropriate airworthiness requirements of that State.