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Chapter V · Airworthiness and Equipment of Aircraft

51. Issue of Certificates of Airworthiness

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

(1)

A Certificate of Airworthiness in respect of any aircraft registered in Sri Lanka shall be issued by the Director

General in accordance with the prescribed requirements.

(2)

The Director General may notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (1), permit an aircraft to be flown within the territory of Sri Lanka without a Certificate of

Airworthiness for the purpose of experiment or test or any other purpose, provided that in such instance the aircraft may not be flown otherwise than in accordance with such conditions or limitations as are specified by the Director

General.

(3)

A Certificate of Airworthiness issued under subsection (1) shall be valid for such period as shall be specified in such

Certificate, which period shall not in any event exceed one year from the date of issue of such Certificate. A Certificate so issued may be renewed at the end of its period of validity, on application being made in that behalf to the Director

General.

(4)

Where any defect is found in any aircraft registered in

Sri Lanka, which renders the aircraft unsafe for flight, the

Director General may suspend the Certificate of

Airworthiness until such time as the defect is corrected. The

Director General shall cancel the Certificate of Airworthiness where an aircraft is deemed permanently not airworthy.

Where a Certificate is cancelled, it shall be the duty of the holder of such Certificate to immediately hand over the

Certificate to the Director-General.

Chapter VI

Search and Rescue Operations and Investigation Into Accidents and Incidents

Chapter VII

Aviation Personnel and Training Institutions

Chapter VIII

Aircraft Operation

Chapter IX

Commercial Air Transportation

Chapter X

Offences and Penalties

Chapter XI

General

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