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Chapter X · Offences and Penalties

101. Seizure of an aircraft

Official English translation. The Sinhala text prevails. Open the official Sinhala text, official PDF on documents.gov.lk

(1)

Where the owner or the operator of an aircraft in respect of which any charge or penalty is payable under this Act, refuses or neglects to pay the same or any part thereof on demand, the Authority may without prejudice to any other remedy that may be available under any other law, seize such aircraft and detain the same until the amount due is paid in full.

(2)

The cost as determined by the Authority for seizing or detaining an aircraft under subsection (1) shall, be paid by the owner or the operator of the aircraft and if not paid within fourteen days, the Authority may cause such aircraft to be sold to recover the total amount due. Any surplus remaining shall be paid on demand to the owner, the operator or the

Pilot-in-Command, as the case may be, of the aircraft and where no demand for such payment is made for a period of two years, the amount remaining as surplus shall be credited to the Fund of the Authority.