2023 Laws not yet authenticated through a Commencement Order

Revised Laws of Saint Lucia (2023)

81.   Access and inspection

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    (1)   The Authority may cause such evaluations, inspections, investigations, tests, experiments, or flight trials to be made as it considers necessary for the purposes of these Regulations.

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    (2)   A person authorized in writing by the Authority to conduct inspections, investigations and observations referred to in subregulation (1) may, at any reasonable time, with free and uninterrupted access, inspect any aircraft, personnel, facilities, and records in operations subject to these Regulations.

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    (3)   The Director General or any person authorized by the Director General in writing shall have the right of access at all reasonable times—

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      (a)     to any aerodrome for the purpose of inspecting the aerodrome or any aircraft on the aerodrome or any document which the Director General may, in terms of these Regulations, demand, or for the purpose of detaining the aircraft in terms of these Regulations;

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      (b)     to any place, whether public or private, where an aircraft is located for the purpose of inspecting the aircraft or any document which it or such person has power, in terms of these Regulations, to demand or for the purpose of detaining the aircraft in terms of these Regulations;

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      (c)     to any aircraft, for the purpose of checking, whilst in flight, the performance of the aircraft or any of its equipment and the efficiency of flight crew members in the performance of their duties: provided that the safety of commercial operations of the aircraft shall not be unduly prejudiced by the exercise of the right of access in terms of this regulation.