Air Navigation (Aircraft Noise) Regulations (Amendment) (Cth)

Statutory Rules 1986 No. 2331

Air Navigation (Aircraft Noise) Regulations2 (Amendment)

I, THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, hereby make the following Regulations under the Air Navigation Act 1920.

Dated 27 August 1986.

N. M. STEPHEN

Governor-General

By His Excellency’s Command,

Peter Morris

Minister of State for Aviation

Principal Regulations

1. In these Regulations, “Principal Regulations” means the Air Navigation (Aircraft Noise) Regulations.

Interpretation

2. Regulation 2 of the Principal Regulations is amended by inserting after the definition of “operator” the following definition:

“ ‘relevant law’ means a law of a contracting State relating to the control of aircraft noise, being a law—

(a) the requirements of which are incapable of being complied with by an aircraft that does not satisfy the requirements of the Annex with respect to noise certification; or

(b) compliance with the requirements of which has been determined by the Secretary or an authorized officer, by notice published in the Gazette,to be sufficient compliance with the requirements of the Annex with respect to noise certification;”.

 

(S.R. 232/86)—Cat. No.  12/1.8.1986

 

Noise certificate deemed to be issued in certain circumstances

3. Regulation 8 of the Principal Regulations is amended by omitting sub-regulation (3).

Revocation of noise certificates

4. Regulation 10 of the Principal Regulations is amended—

(a) by inserting “or with the requirements of the relevant law, whichever were relevant to noise certification in respect of that aircraft,” after “aircraft belongs” in sub-regulation (1); and

(b) by inserting “or with the requirements of the relevant law, whichever were relevant to noise certification in respect of that aircraft,” after “aircraft belongs” in paragraph (2) (a).

Inspectors

5. Regulation 11 of the Principal Regulations is amended by inserting “or with the requirements of the relevant law, whichever were relevant to noise certification in respect of that aircraft” after “aircraft belongs” in sub-regulation (3).

 

NOTES

1. Notified in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette on 4 September 1986.

2. Statutory Rules 1984 No. 188 as amended by 1985 No. 301.

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