UK Offence Report

The Air Navigation (Overseas Territories) (Environmental Standards) Order 2014 (revoked)

UK Statutory Instrument 2014 No. 2926 — creates 1 criminal offence.

1offences created
0recorded in force
0revoked
Made
5 November 2014
In force from
3 December 2014
Extent
Not stated
Subject
Transport: maritime, aviation, rail and harbours
Made under
Civil Aviation Act 1949, Her by section 8(1) and (2)(p) of the Civil Aviation Act 1949, Order 1969 and section 108(1) of the Civil Aviation Act 1982

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order) — published with the instrument by the department that made it. © Crown copyright, reused under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

This Order makes provision for noise certification and aircraft emissions certification and applies the requirements in Annex 16, Volumes I and II (6th edition) to the Convention on International Civil Aviation 1944. The Order has the following effect. 1 It requires all aircraft registered in the Territory and all aircraft taking-off and landing in the Territory to have a valid noise certificate in accordance with Attachment G of Volume I of Annex 16 (articles 4 and 5). 2 It defines the circumstances under which a noise certificate can be issued and its period of validity and the exception from the requirement for a noise certificate (articles 6, 7 and 8). 3 It requires information relating to the noise certificate to be included in the flight manual (article 9). 4 It provides for the Governor to issue exemptions from noise certification requirements (article 9). 5 It requires that specified aircraft must not land or take-off in the Territory unless certified as complying with required emissions standards contained in Annex 16 Volume II (articles 10 and 11). 6 It provides for the Governor to recognise the validity of emissions certification issued by the competent authority of another Contracting State or territory to which this Order applies (article 12). 7 It provides for the Governor to issue exemptions from the restrictions referred to in paragraph 5 above (article 13). 8 It requires the noise certificate to be carried and produced when required and make failure to do so an offence (articles 14 and 15). 9 It enables the Governor to revoke, suspend or vary a noise certificate (article 16). 10 It sets out the offences in relation to noise certificates and emissions certification and the powers of the Governor relating to prevention (articles 17 and 18). 11 It provides for access to aerodromes and aircraft and obstruction of persons (articles 19 and 20). 12 It sets out the penalties for contravening the Order and the liability of certain offenders (articles 21 and 22). 13 It sets out the applicability of the Order to the Crown and visiting forces (article 23). 14 It provides for the Order to have extra-territorial effect (article 24). 15 It provides for the Governor to approve persons to provide reports (article 25). 16 It requires the Governor to publish requirements for noise certification (article 27). 17 It requires the Governor to designate a person to carry out his functions under the Order on the Governor’s behalf (article 28). Annex 16 of the Chicago Convention can be purchased from:ICAO, online, at www.icao.int.

Offences created by this instrument

How Parliament handled it

Parliament's Statutory Instruments service records procedure from May 2017 onwards, and this instrument predates it. That is a limit of the source, not a statement that nothing happened.

Check the source