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32. Type certificate
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32.   Type certificate

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    (1)   For the purposes of this regulation a type certificate with respect to an aircraft, engine or propeller means a document issued by the manufacturer, and approved by the appropriate authority of the State of manufacture, certifying that the type design of the aircraft, engine or propeller and of the variants specified on the type data sheet, comply with the certification basis to which the certificate refers and it includes the type certificate data sheet, the type design, the operating limitations and any other conditions or limitations prescribed for the aircraft.

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    (2)   A person shall not operate an aircraft registered in Saint Lucia for commercial air transport or aerial work unless—

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      (a)     the Authority has issued, accepted or validated, a type certificate for that aircraft as provided for in Part 5 of the Schedule and in accordance with this regulation; and

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      (b)     the person maintains or operates the aircraft in accordance with the type certificate that was used in the issuance of the certificate of airworthiness for that aircraft.

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    (3)   A person who intends to operate an aircraft to be registered in Saint Lucia for commercial air transport or aerial work shall apply to the Authority for the issue, acceptance or validation of a type certificate as provided in Part 5 of the Schedule for that aircraft, in accordance with this regulation and the requirements of the Authority from time to time.

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    (4)   An applicant for a type certificate of an aircraft, or for the acceptance or validation thereof, shall submit, with the application, detailed data identifying the airworthiness standards to which the aircraft was designed and data which describes the design, construction and performance of that aircraft.

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    (5)   The Authority shall accept or validate a type certificate, in respect of any aircraft, engine or propeller that is imported into Saint Lucia, subject to such conditions or limitations as it shall consider appropriate and in accordance with Part 5 of the Schedule, provided that—

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      (a)     the airworthiness authority of the State of manufacture has issued a type certificate on the basis of the Federal Aviation Regulations, the Joint Aviation Authorities Air Regulations or the Canadian Aviation Regulations; and

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      (b)     the type certificate approval basis meets the airworthiness requirements laid down by the Authority.

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    (6)   In any other case, other than that mentioned in sub-regulation (5), the Authority may in its discretion accept or validate a type certificate that is issued by the airworthiness authority of the State of manufacture and the type certificate approval basis meets the airworthiness requirements laid down by the Authority.

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