Revised Laws of Saint Lucia (2021)

PART 9
POWER TO MAKE REGULATIONS

49.   Regulations respecting Civil Aviation

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   (1)   The Minister may make regulations respecting all aspects of civil aviation including, regulating air navigation in Saint Lucia for carrying out the Chicago Convention, any Annex thereto relating to the international standards and recommended practices; being an Annex adopted in accordance with the Convention and, any amendment of the Convention or such Annex made in accordance with the Convention.

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   (2)   Without restricting the generality of the foregoing, the Minister may make regulations

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      (a)     regarding the licensing of flight crew members, air traffic controllers, operators of equipment and other persons used to provide services related to Civil Aviation, including medical requirements;

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      (b)     regarding the licensing of persons engaged in the design, manufacture, distribution, maintenance, approval, certification or installation of aeronautical products or equipment used to provide services relating to civil aviation;

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      €     regarding the design, manufacture, distribution, maintenance, approval, installation, inspection, registration, identification and certification of aeronautical products and the design, installation, inspection, maintenance, approval and certification of equipment and facilities, including Telecommunication and Air Navigation equipment and facilities, used to provide services relating to Civil Aviation;

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      (d)     regarding the approval of flight training equipment and aviation training facilities;

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      €     concerning the access to and activities carried out at aerodromes;

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      (f)     regarding the location, inspection, certification, registration, licensing and operating of aerodromes and the noise from aerodromes including the noise from aircraft;

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      (g)     regarding the certification of air operators including foreign operators;

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      (h)     regarding the control and conditions under which aircraft may be used or operated, or under which any act may be performed in or from aircraft;

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      (i)     regarding the control and conditions under which passengers or personnel belongings, baggage, mail, goods or cargo of any kind may be transported by aircraft and for ensuring the safe transport of dangerous goods;

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      (j)     prescribing the landing areas for aircraft and the conditions to which such aircraft are subject;

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      (k)     regarding the classification, control, and prohibition of use, of airspace, aerial routes and aerodromes;

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      (l)     regarding the provision of Aviation Weather Services by persons other than the Government;

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      (m)     concerning aviation safety and security, for the purpose of safeguarding civil aviation operations against acts of unlawful interference where such operations are connected to the safety and security of passengers, crew, ground personnel and the general public, including the use and operation of any items and equipment likely to be hazardous to aviation safety;

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      (n)     requiring the preservation, protection, removal and testing of aircraft or any part of an aircraft, involved in an accident;

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      (o)     concerning the seizing, protection and preservation of records pertaining to an aircraft involved in an accident including records pertaining to its flight and, for ensuring the protection and preservation of aircraft accident sites;

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      (p)     concerning the disposition of personal belongings, baggage, good, hazardous or dangerous items, goods and chemicals, carried in or attached to an aircraft involved in an accident;

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      (q)     concerning the investigation of any aviation occurrence involving an aircraft, including the taking of statements and for the promotion of aircraft accident prevention measures;

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      €     concerning the keeping and preservation of records and documents relating to aerodromes, activities with respect to Civil Aviation, persons who hold Civil Aviation documents and aeronautical products, equipment and facilities used to provide services relating to Civil Aviation;

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      (s)     regarding the handling, marking, storage and delivery of fuel, lubricants and chemicals used during or in connection with the operation of aircraft;

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      (t)     concerning the operation of any person conducting maintenance activity for and on aircraft used for commercial air services;

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      (u)     concerning the restriction of obstacles to air navigation, including the construction of roads and the erection and marking of any building or other structure that may interfere with air navigation within the vicinity of an airport;

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      (v)     prescribing the hours of work of crew members and maintenance personnel in respect of any aircraft used for commercial purposes and, the minimum amount of liability insurance required of owners and operators of aircraft;

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      (w)     prescribing the medical requirements to be met and the medical testing to be undertaken by persons in safety sensitive positions relating to Civil Aviation, including alcohol and drug testing;

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      (x)     concerning matters related to National Emergencies;

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      (y)     prescribing the forms to be issued and used in accordance with this Act; and

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      (z)     prescribing the matters in respect of which fees are to be paid, the amount of the fees and the persons by whom the fees are to be paid and, _uthorizing the refund of fees in such circumstances as may be prescribed.