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Revised Laws of Saint Lucia (2021)

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47. Proof of Documents

(1) In any action or proceeding under this Act, any document certified by the Director General, to be a true copy of a document made, given or issued under this Act is, without proof of the signature or of the official character of the person appearing to have signed the document, evidence:
1. (a) of the original document of which it purports to be a copy;
1. (b) that the original document was made, given or issued by the Director General or deposited with the person named therein and was made, given, issued or deposited at the time stated in the certified copy, if a time is stated therein; and
1. € that the original document was signed, certified, attested or executed by the persons and in the manner shown in the certified copy.

(2) In any action or proceeding under this Act, any certificate signed by the Director General, stating that a civil aviation document, authorization or exemption under this Act:
1. (a) has or has not been issued to or in respect of any person named in the certificate or in respect of any aircraft, aerodrome or other aviation facility identified in the certificate, or
1. (b) having been issued to or in respect of any person named in the certificate or in respect of any aircraft, aerodrome or other aviation facility identified in the certificate, has expired, or has been cancelled or suspended as of a date stated in the certificate, and stating, in the case of a suspension, the period of the suspension, is evidence of the facts stated therein, without proof of the signature or of the official character of the person appearing to have signed the certificate and without further proof thereof.

47. Proof of Documents

4. Functions of the Minister

5. The Minister may enter into agreements

8. The Authority is a legal body vested with all the powers and characteristics of a body corporate, having perpetual succession and a common seal with capacity to hold and dispose of property and to sue and be sued in its corporate name.

9. Funding of the Authority

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

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

24. Security restricted area

25. Screening of persons and property

28. Medical examiners to provide medical information

29. Jurisdiction

31. Authority to appoint Investigator- in-charge

32. Powers to Investigate

34. Investigator as Witness

35. Application

36. Regulatory grounds for suspension

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

39. Right of appeal

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

48. Document entries as proof

50. Regulations imposing charges

53. Reporting of occurrences

54. Exemptions by Regulation

55. Exemptions in public interest

56. Incorporation by reference

57. Continuation of certain regulations

2. Interpretation

3. Application of Act

6. Aerodromes and Airports

7. Ministerial Orders and directions

10. Appointment of Director General Civil Aviation

16. Matters to be considered by Board in approving licences

22. Disclosure restriction does not apply to judicial proceedings

26. Powers to arrest

27. Authorized persons

30. Establishment of Commission of inquiry

38. Suspension for Contravention

40. Prohibitions, offences and punishment

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

49. Regulations respecting Civil Aviation

51. Penalty notice offence

52. Regulations for miscellaneous matters