Article 8 Safety Certificate to be in force

A hovercraft registered in the United Kingdom shall not be used unless there is in force in respect thereof a current Safety Certificate issued in accordance with this Order and any conditions subject to which the Certificate was issued are complied with:

Provided that the foregoing prohibition shall not apply to—

(a)

a hovercraft used in accordance with the conditions of an Experimental Certificate issued by the CAA in respect of that hovercraft; or

(b)

subject to the prior consent of the CAA and to any conditions subject to which that consent was given, a hovercraft in respect of which a Safety Certificate has previously been in force, which is used solely for the purpose of enabling it to—

(i)

qualify for a renewal of a Safety Certificate or a variation of a certificate after an application has been made for such renewal or variation;

(ii)

proceed to or from a place at which any inspection or test of the hovercraft is to take place for the purpose referred to in sub-paragraph (i) above; or

(iii)

proceed to a place at which repairs can be effected.