Notice of the making of this Statutory Instrument was published in

“Iris Oifigiúil” of 28th December, 2018.

I, SHANE ROSS, Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport in exercise of the powers conferred on me by section 3 of the European Communities Act 1972 (No. 27 of 1972) and for the purpose of giving effect to Regulation (EC) No. 2018/1139 of 4 July 2018, hereby make the following regulations:

Citation

1. These Regulations may be cited as the European Communities (European Aviation Safety Agency) (Amendment) Regulations 2018.

2. These Regulations come into operation on 5th December 2018.

3. European Communities (European Aviation Safety Agency) Regulations 2003 (S.I. No. 469/2003) are amended as follows:

‘In Regulation 3(1) by substituting the following for the definition of the EASA Regulation—

“ “the EASA Regulation” means Regulation (EC) No. 2018/1139 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 4 July 2018¹ and shall include any rules or regulations adopted by the European Commission in accordance with the EASA regulation.”

GIVEN under my Official Seal,

5 December 2018.

SHANE ROSS,

Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport.

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Instrument and does not purport to be a legal interpretation)

These Regulations amend the European Communities (European Aviation Safety Agency) Regulations 2003 (S.I. No. 469/2003).

1 OJ No. L212/61, 22 August 2018