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Chapter VIII · Aircraft Operation

77. Aircraft operated under an agreement for lease, charter or interchange of aircraft

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(1)

An aircraft which is registered in a State party to the Convention other than Sri Lanka, may be operated in

Sri Lanka under an agreement for the lease, charter or interchange of the aircraft or any other similar arrangement, provided that an agreement has been reached with regard to the transfer of functions and duties relating to safety over-sight and its operations, between the aeronautical authority of the State with which such aircraft is registered and the

Director General pursuant to Article 83 bis to the

Convention, and the application of the provisions of this

Act or any regulations or rules made thereunder shall be to the extent specified in such agreement.

(2)

The Director General may, where he considers it feasible and subject to the approval of the Authority, agree with the aviation authorities of any other State Party to the

Convention, for the transfer of the functions and duties relating to safety oversight of an aircraft registered in

Sri Lanka, which is to be operated by an operator of such other State Party, pursuant to an agreement for the lease, charter or interchange of the aircraft or any other similar arrangement and the nature and scope of the duties and functions so transferred to such other State Party, shall be to the extent mentioned in such agreement.

(3)

The Director General may for a period not exceeding three months and subject to such conditions as may be prescribed, waive the requirement imposed under subsection (1) in respect of an operator who already holds a valid Air

Operator Certificate, provided that the proposed arrangement in the opinion of the Director General, meets the requirements in respect of safety.

Read on from s 78

Chapter IX

Commercial Air Transportation

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Chapter X

Offences and Penalties

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Chapter XI

General

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