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38. Inspection, overhaul, repair, replacement and modification
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38.   Inspection, overhaul, repair, replacement and modification

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    (1)   Except as provided in subregulation (2), an aircraft registered in Saint Lucia, being an aircraft in respect of which a certificate of airworthiness issued or rendered valid pursuant to these Regulations is in force, shall not fly unless there is in force a release to service issued in accordance with this regulation if the aircraft or any part of the aircraft or such of its equipment as is necessary for the airworthiness of the aircraft has been overhauled, repaired, replaced, modified, maintained, or has been inspected as required by these Regulations, as the case may be.

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    (2)   The following items, namely—

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      (a)     equipment provided in compliance with Part 7 of the Schedule;

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      (b)     radio apparatus provided for use in an aircraft or in any survival craft carried in an aircraft, whether or not such apparatus is provided in compliance with these Regulations;

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    shall not be installed or placed on board for use in an aircraft registered in Saint Lucia or operated by a holder of an air operator certificate issued under these Regulations after being overhauled, repaired, modified or inspected, unless there is in force in respect thereof at the time when it is installed or placed on board a release to service issued in accordance with this regulation.

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    (3)   A release to service shall—

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      (a)     certify that the aircraft or any part thereof or its equipment has been overhauled, repaired, replaced, modified or maintained, as the case may be, in a manner and with material of a type accepted or approved by the Authority either generally or in relation to a class of aircraft or the particular aircraft and shall identify the overhaul, repair, replacement, modification or maintenance to which the certificate relates and shall include particulars of the work done; or

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      (b)     certify in relation to any inspection required by the Authority that the aircraft or the part thereof or its equipment, as the case may be, has been inspected in accordance with the requirements of the Authority and that any consequential repair, replacement or modification has been carried out as aforesaid.

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    (4)   Subject to the provisions of these Regulations regarding retention of certifying documents required under sub-regulation (3), a release to service shall be preserved by the operator of the aircraft to which it relates for the period of time for which he is required to preserve the log book relating to the same part of the aircraft or to the same equipment or apparatus as the case may be.

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    (5)   In this regulation, the expression “repair” includes, in relation to a compass, the adjustment and compensation thereof and the expression “repaired” shall be construed accordingly.

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