Article 4
United Kingdom
Member States may grant exemptions from Article 2 for:
- (a)
aeroplanes of historic interest;
- (b)
aeroplanes used by an operator of a Member State before 1 November 1989 under hire purchase or leasing contracts still in effect, and which in this context have been registered in a non-Member State;
- (c)
aeroplanes leased to an operator of a non-Member State which for that reason have been temporarily removed from a Member State's register;
- (d)
an aeroplane which replaces one which has been accidentally destroyed and which the operator is unable to replace by a comparable aeroplane available on the market with noise certification as laid down in Article 2 (1), provided that the registration of the replacement aeroplane is carried out within the year following the destruction in question;
- (e)
aeroplanes powered by engines with a by-pass ratio of 2 or more.