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2023 Laws not yet authenticated through a Commencement Order

Revised Laws of Saint Lucia (2023)

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55. Application for operator certificate

A person wishing to engage in commercial air transport to, from, in or over Saint Lucia may, in the form prescribed by the Authority, apply to the Authority for an air operator certificate.

55. Application for operator certificate

2. Interpretation

3. Application of Act

4. Functions of the Minister

5. The Minister may enter into agreements

6. Aerodromes and Airports

7. Ministerial Orders and directions

9. Funding of the Authority

10. Appointment of Director General Civil Aviation

11. Director General may issue directives

12. Director General may appoint a person to be an Inspector

13. The Director General may delegate functions

14. Employment of officers and other staff

15. Establishment of air transport licencing Board

16. Matters to be considered by Board in approving licences

17. Minister to consult with Board

18. Minister to approve licences and permits

19. Granting of licences to designated airlines

20. Board to delegate powers

21. Restriction on disclosure of information

22. Disclosure restriction does not apply to judicial proceedings

24. Security restricted area

25. Screening of persons and property

26. Powers to arrest

27. Authorized persons

28. Medical examiners to provide medical information

29. Jurisdiction

30. Establishment of Commission of inquiry

31. Authority to appoint Investigator-in-charge

32. Powers to Investigate

33. Protection of investigation records

34. Investigator as Witness

35. Application

36. Regulatory grounds for suspension

37. Refusal to issue a civil aviation document in public interest

38. Suspension for Contravention

39. Right of appeal

40. Prohibitions, offences and punishment

41. Court may order forfeiture

42. Prohibition by Court

43. Failure to pay penalty for penalty offence

44. Procedure for appeal against conviction pursuant to section 43

45. Persons liable to be proceeded against

46. Powers to enter, inspect, seize, and detain

47. Proof of Documents

48. Document entries as proof

49. Regulations respecting Civil Aviation

50. Regulations imposing charges

51. Penalty notice offence

52. Regulations for miscellaneous matters

53. Reporting of occurrences

54. (Repealed by Act 25 of 2023)

55. (Repealed by Act 25 of 2023)

56. Incorporation by reference

57. Continuation of certain regulations

PART 1 PRELIMINARY

2. Interpretation

3. Application of Act

PART 2 RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE MINISTER

4. Functions of the Minister

5. The Minister may enter into agreements

6. Aerodromes and Airports

7. Ministerial Orders and directions

PART 3 FUNCTIONS AND PURPOSES OF THE AUTHORITY

9. Funding of the Authority

10. Appointment of Director General Civil Aviation

11. Director General may issue directives

12. Director General may appoint a person to be an Inspector

13. The Director General may delegate functions

14. Employment of officers and other staff

PART 4 LICENSING OF AIR TRANSPORT OPERATIONS

15. Establishment of air transport licencing Board

16. Matters to be considered by Board in approving licences

17. Minister to consult with Board

18. Minister to approve licences and permits

19. Granting of licences to designated airlines

20. Board to delegate powers

21. Restriction on disclosure of information

22. Disclosure restriction does not apply to judicial proceedings

PART 5 SECURITY

24. Security restricted area

25. Screening of persons and property

26. Powers to arrest

27. Authorized persons

PART 6 MEDICAL AND OPTOMETRIC INFORMATION

28. Medical examiners to provide medical information

PART 7 ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION

29. Jurisdiction

30. Establishment of Commission of inquiry

31. Authority to appoint Investigator-in-charge

32. Powers to Investigate

33. Protection of investigation records

34. Investigator as Witness

PART 8 ENFORCEMENT

35. Application

36. Regulatory grounds for suspension

37. Refusal to issue a civil aviation document in public interest

38. Suspension for Contravention

39. Right of appeal

40. Prohibitions, offences and punishment

41. Court may order forfeiture

42. Prohibition by Court

43. Failure to pay penalty for penalty offence

44. Procedure for appeal against conviction pursuant to section 43

45. Persons liable to be proceeded against

46. Powers to enter, inspect, seize, and detain

47. Proof of Documents

48. Document entries as proof

PART 9 POWER TO MAKE REGULATIONS

49. Regulations respecting Civil Aviation

50. Regulations imposing charges

51. Penalty notice offence

52. Regulations for miscellaneous matters

53. Reporting of occurrences

54. (Repealed by Act 25 of 2023)

55. (Repealed by Act 25 of 2023)

56. Incorporation by reference

PART 10 RELATED PROVISION

57. Continuation of certain regulations

SUBSIDIARY LEGISLATION

Civil Aviation Regulations – Section 49 (Statutory Instrument 174/2007)

2. Interpretation and construction

3. Application of Convention

4. Application of Part 1 of Schedule

5. Application of Part 2 of Schedule

6. Requirement for licence, rating or authorisation

7. Approval by the Authority

8. Grant of licence, rating or authorisation

9. Requirement for signature of holder

10. Duration of licence, rating or authorisation

11. Requirement for currency

12. Medical examination and certificate

13. Certificate of validation

15. Application of Part 3 of the Schedule

16. Requirement for aviation training organisation certificate

17. Application for aviation training organisation certificate

18. Grant of aviation training organisation certificate

19. Form of aviation training organisation certificate

20. Training and checking manual

21. Application of Part 4 of the Schedule

22. Aircraft to be registered

23. Application for registration

24. Registration of aircraft

25. Certificate of registration

26. Refusal or discontinuance of registration

27. Change in particulars of registration

28. Amendment of register

29. Cancellation of registration in public interest

30. Nationality and registration marks

31. Application of Part 5 of the Schedule

32. Type certificate

33. Certificate of airworthiness

34. Compliance with Part 5 of Schedule in performing maintenance

35. Compliance with airworthiness directives; and modifications and repairs

36. Continued airworthiness

37. Aircraft records

38. Inspection, overhaul, repair, replacement and modification

39. Aircraft, engine and propeller log books

40. Aircraft weight schedule

41. Application of Part 6 of the Schedule

42. Requirement for approved maintenance Organisation certificate

43. Application for approved maintenance organisation certificate

44. Grant of approved maintenance organisation certificate

45. Form and conditions of approved maintenance organisation certificate

46. Duration of approved maintenance organisation certificate

47. Application of Part 7 of the Schedule

48. Requirement for instruments and equipment

49. Radio equipment and requirements

50. Minimum equipment requirements

51. Application of Part 8 of the Schedule

52. Restriction on operations

53. Application of Part 9 of the Schedule

54. Requirement for air operator certificate

56. Grant of air operator certificate

57. Conditions of air operator certificate

58. Authority to maintain system of continued surveillance

59. Shipping and acceptance of dangerous goods

60. Munitions of war

61. Application of Part 10 of the Schedule

62. Foreign air operator commercial air transport requirements

63. Application of Part 11 of the Schedule

64. Requirement for certificate

65. Prohibition on dropping of articles

66. Grant of certificate for aerial work

67. Duration of certificate for aerial work

68. Aerial application manual

69. Towing, picking up and raising of persons and articles

70. Dropping of animals and articles

71. Dropping of persons

72. Aerial photography and survey from aircraft

73. Exhibitions of flying aircrafts, races or contests

74. Application of Part 12 of the Schedule

75. Requirement for accident reporting and investigation

76. Establishment and functions of a Flight Safety Division

77. Delegation of powers to Director

78. Issue of circulars, notices etc

79. Authorizing credential

80. Powers and duties of authorised persons

81. Access and inspection

82. Power to inspect and copy

83. Production of documents and records

84. Power to prevent aircraft flying

85. Mandatory reporting

86. Documents to be carried

87. Preservation of documents

88. Offences relating to documents and records

89. Provisional action by Authority

90. Variation, suspension, cancellation and refusal to renew documents

91. Breaches, offences and penalties

94. Validation of documents

95. Extra-territorial effect of Regulations

96. Application of Regulations to aircraft not Registered in Saint Lucia

100. Power to prohibit or restrict flying

101. Non-application to ultra small aircraft

102. Implementing Standards

103. Transitional

PART 2 PERSONNEL LICENSING

PART 3 AVIATION TRAINING ORGANISATIONS

PART 4 AIRCRAFT REGISTRATION AND MARKING

PART 5 AIRWORTHINESS

PART 6 APPROVED MAINTENANCE ORGANISATIONS

PART 7 INSTRUMENTS AND EQUIPMENT

PART 8 OPERATIONS

PART 9 AIR OPERATOR CERTIFICATION AND ADMINISTRATION

PART 10 COMMERCIAL AIR TRANSPORT BY FOREIGN AIR CARRIERS

PART 11 AERIAL WORK

PART 12 AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT REPORTING AND INVESTIGATION REQUIREMENTS

Civil Aviation (Air Navigation) (Licensing Air Services) Regulations – Section 6 (Statutory Instrument 38/2007)

PART 1 PRELIMINARY

Civil Aviation (Air Navigation) Regulations – Section 3 (Statutory Instruments 93/1997, 40/2000 and 174/2007)

Civil Aviation (Investigation of Accidents) Regulations – Section 3 (Statutory Instrument 25/1958)

2. Interpretation

4. Notification of Accidents

5. Removal of damaged Aircraft

7. Powers of Inspector

9. Public Inquiries

10. Rehearing of Public Inquiries

11. Accredited Representatives of other Territories

12. Obstruction

The Air Navigation (Investigation of Combined Military and Civil Air Accidents) Regulations (Statutory Instrument 1959 No. 1388 (U.K.))

1. Citation and Operation

2. Amendment of Civil Aviation (Investigation of Accidents) Regulations, 1959

3. Interpretation

4. Accidents to which Regulations apply

5. Duty to furnish information relating to accidents

6. Access to and removal of damaged aircraft

9. Reports by Inspectors

10. Public Inquiries

11. Rehearing of Public Inquiries

12. Attendance at investigations or Inquiries of accredited representatives of other countries

13. General provisions relating to courts, inspectors, etc

15. Application to Scotland

16. Application to Northern Ireland

The Aircraft (Exemption from Seizure on Patent Claims) Order 1961 (Statutory Instrument 1961 No. 332 (U.K.))

The Aircraft (Exemption from Seizure on Patent Claims) Order 1966 (Statutory Instrument 1966 No. 188 (U.K.))

Civil Aviation (Flight Safety) Regulations – Section 49 (Statutory Instrument 21A/2020)

Civil Aviation (Security) Regulations – Section 49(2) (Statutory Instrument 65/2021)

1. Citation and commencement