{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/air-navigation-overseas-territories-order-2013/article-51",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/air-navigation-overseas-territories-order-2013/article-51.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/2013/2870",
  "legislation_title": "The Air Navigation (Overseas Territories) Order 2013",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/air-navigation-overseas-territories-order-2013",
  "path": "article/51",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "51",
  "heading": "Grant, renewal and effect of flight crew licences",
  "text": "(1) The Governor must grant a licence of any of the classes specified in Schedule 3, authorising the holder to act as a member of the flight crew of an aircraft registered in the Territory, upon being satisfied that the applicant—\n(a) is a fit person to hold the licence; and\n(b) is qualified by having the knowledge, experience, competence, skill and physical and mental fitness to act in the capacity to which the licence relates; and\n(c) complies with the specified requirements.\n(2) For the purposes of paragraph (1) the applicant must provide evidence and undergo such examinations and tests and undertake such courses of training as the Governor requires.\n(3) A licence granted under this article is not valid unless it is signed by the holder in ink.\n(4) Subject to article 11, a licence remains in force for the period indicated in the licence and if no period is indicated it remains in force for the lifetime of the holder.\n(5) The Governor may renew a licence from time to time upon being satisfied that the holder is a fit person and is qualified in accordance with paragraph (1).\n(6) A licence of any class must not be granted to any person who is under the minimum age specified for that class of licence.\n(7) The Governor may include in a licence a rating of any of the classes specified in the specified requirements, upon being satisfied that the applicant is qualified to act in the capacity to which the rating relates; and such rating is deemed to form part of the licence.\n(8) Subject to any conditions of the licence and to the provisions of this Order, a licence of any class entitles the holder to perform the functions specified in that licence and a rating of any class entitles the holder of the licence in which such rating is included to perform the functions specified in that rating.",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "Art. 51 in force at 1.1.2014, see art. 1"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2013/2870/article/51",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T00:35:08.016872+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}