# The Civil Aviation (Navigation Services Charges) Regulations 2000, Regulation 15: Detention and sale of aircraft for unpaid charges


The proceeds of any sale under these Regulations shall be applied as follows, and in the following order, that is to say–
(a) in payment of any customs duty which is due in consequence of the aircraft having been brought into the United Kingdom;
(b) in payment of the expenses incurred by the CAA in detaining, keeping and selling the aircraft, including its expenses in connection with the application to the court;
(c) in payment of the charges in respect of any aircraft which the Court has found to be due by virtue of these or any other Regulations under section 73 of the Civil Aviation Act 1982;
(d) in payment of any airport charges incurred in respect of the aircraft which are due from the operator of the aircraft to the person owning or managing the aerodrome at which the aircraft was detained under these Regulations;
and the surplus, if any, shall be paid to or among the person or persons whose interests in the aircraft have been divested by reason of the sale.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2000/599/regulation/15 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/civil-aviation-navigation-services-charges-regulations-2000/regulation-15
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