{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2012-748/annex-I/section-A/division-subpart+h/division-21.a.181",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2012-748/annex-I/section-A/division-subpart+h/division-21.a.181.json",
  "legislation": "eur/2012/748",
  "legislation_title": "Commission Regulation (EU) No 748/2012 of 3 August 2012 laying down implementing rules for the airworthiness and environmental certification of aircraft and related products, parts and appliances, as well as for the certification of design and production organisations (recast) (Text with EEA relevance)",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2012-748",
  "path": "annex/I/section/A/division/subpart+h/division/21.a.181",
  "kind": "division",
  "number": "21.A.181",
  "heading": "Duration and continued validity",
  "text": "(a)An airworthiness certificate shall be issued for an unlimited duration. It shall remain valid subject to:\n1..the aircraft continuing to comply with the applicable type design and continued airworthiness requirements; and\n2..the aircraft remaining on the same register; and\n3..the type-certificate or restricted type-certificate under which it is issued not being previously invalidated under point 21.A.51;\n4..the certificate having not been revoked by the CAA under point 21.B.65 or surrendered by the certificate holder.\n(b)Upon surrender or revocation, the certificate shall be returned to the CAA.",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Annex 1 point 21.A.181(a)(1) substituted (21.6.2023) by The Aviation Safety (Amendment) Regulations 2023 (S.I. 2023/588), regs. 1(2), 6(8)(c)(i)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Annex 1 point 21.A.181(a)(4) substituted (1.7.2024) by The Aviation Safety (Amendment) Regulations 2023 (S.I. 2023/588), regs. 1(3), 6(8)(c)(ii)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F3",
      "text": "Word in Annex 1 point 21.A.181(b) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Aviation Safety (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/645), regs. 1, 201(9) (with Sch. 3) (as amended by S.I. 2019/1098, regs. 1(3), 12); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2012/748/annex/I/section/A/division/subpart+h/division/21.a.181",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-11-01T14:49:15.996010+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."
}