{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/hovercraft-general-order-1972/article-10",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/hovercraft-general-order-1972/article-10.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/1972/674",
  "legislation_title": "The Hovercraft (General) Order 1972",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/hovercraft-general-order-1972",
  "path": "article/10",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "10",
  "heading": "Issue of Type Certificates",
  "text": "(1) The CAA may, if satisfied by such investigations of one or more hovercraft as it may require, or by a study of relevant specifications, or by a combination of investigations and a study of relevant specifications, that individual examples of a particular type of hovercraft would if suitably constructed be capable of safe use, issue a Type Certificate in respect of the type of hovercraft specified in the Certificate.\n(2) The CAA may, if satisfied by such investigations as it may require or by a study of relevant specifications, or by a combination of investigations and a study of relevant specifications, that individual examples of an engine, component, instrument, or equipment intended for use in a hovercraft would if suitably constructed safely fulfil the function for which they are intended, issue a Type Certificate in respect of that type of engine, component, instrument, or equipment.\n(3) The CAA may, if satisfied by such investigations as it may require, vary a Type Certificate issued under paragraph (1) and (2) of this Article, at the request of an applicant.\n(4) A Type Certificate shall remain in force until cancelled or suspended.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [
    {
      "type": "revoked",
      "affecting": "uksi/1996/3173",
      "affecting_title": "The Hovercraft (General) (Amendment) Order 1996"
    },
    {
      "type": "revoked",
      "affecting": "uksi/1996/3173",
      "affecting_title": "The Hovercraft (General) (Amendment) Order 1996"
    }
  ],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1972/674/article/10",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T22:31:43.233138+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."
}