S.I. No. 323/1996:

IRISH AVIATION AUTHORITY (AERODROME STANDARDS) ORDER, 1996

IRISH AVIATION AUTHORITY (AERODROME STANDARDS) ORDER, 1996

The Irish Aviation Authority, in pursuance of the powers conferred on it by sections 5 , 58 and 60 of the Irish Aviation Authority Act, 1993 (No. 29 of 1993), hereby orders as follows:--

1. This Order may be cited as the Irish Aviation Authority (Aerodrome Standards) Order, 1996, and shall come into operation on the date of its publication in Iris Oifigiúil.

2. In this Order --

"aerodrome" shall have the meaning ascribed to it in section 2 of the Act;

"the Authority" means The Irish Aviation Authority;

"the Act" means the Irish Aviation Authority Act, 1993 (No. 29 of 1993);

"Chicago Convention" has the meaning assigned to it by the Act;

"Standards and Recommended Practices" have the same meaning as defined in the Annexes to the Chicago Convention;

3. The aeronautical safety standards referred to in Section 60 (1)(b)(i) of the Act shall be the Standards specified in International Standards and Recommended Practices (Aerodromes) as set out in the Second Edition (July 1995) of Annexe 14 to the Chicago Convention.

4. The Authority may require, by direction under this Order, that any or all of the provisions of the above Annexe 14 shall be applicable to an aerodrome in the State as may be specified in the direction.

5. The Authority may also require, by direction under this Order, that a chart or charts relating to an aerodrome in the State or to features of or associated with an aerodrome, and which comply as may be specified in such direction with the standards specified in the International Standards and Recommended Practices for Aeronautical Charts, as set out in the Ninth Edition (July 1995) of Annexe 4 to the Chicago Convention, shall be produced or otherwise made available to the Authority by the licensee or manager of the aerodrome concerned.

6. Directions under this Order may be given in the form of Notices to Aerodrome Licensees or Managers, Aeronautical Information Circulars, Notices to Airmen (Notams) or by notice sent by registered post to the person or organisation affected.

Given under the Common Seal of The Irish Aviation Authority,

this 4th day of November 1996

W J Keller

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Director

Sheila McCabe

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Director

EXPLANATORY NOTE

This Order provides for the application of the Standards of Annexes 4 and 14 to the Chicago Convention to Irish Airports by a direction of the Authority appropriate to each application.