S.I. No. 335/1979:

AIR NAVIGATION (FEES) ORDER, 1979.

AIR NAVIGATION (FEES) ORDER, 1979.

I, PADRAIG FAULKNER, Minister for Tourism and Transport, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by sections 5 , 9 and 11 of the Air Navigation and Transport Act, 1946 (No. 23 of 1946), the Transport, Fuel and Power (Transfer of Departmental Administration and Ministerial Functions) Order, 1959 ( S.I. No. 125 of 1959 ), and the Transport and Power (Alteration of Name of Department and Title of Minister) Order, 1977 ( S.I. No. 305 of 1977 ), hereby order as follows:

1. (1) This Order may be cited as the Air Navigation (Fees) Order, 1979.

(2) This Order shall come into operation on the 1st day of November, 1979.

2. In this Order "the Minister" means the Minister for Tourism and Transport.

3. The Air Navigation (Fees) Order, 1976 ( S.I. No. 60 of 1976 ), is hereby revoked.

4. There shall be charged and levied for the issue of a certificate of registration of an aircraft fees in accordance with the following scale--

where the maximum total authorised weight of the aircraft--

5. There shall be charged and levied for the issue of a certificate of type approval a fee of an amount equivalent to the cost of such investigations as were required by the Minister for the purpose of issuing the certificate.

6. (1) There shall be charged and levied for the issue of a certificate of airworthiness a fee of an amount equivalent to the cost of such investigations as were required by the Minister for the purpose of issuing the certificate of airworthiness.

(2) There shall be charged and levied for the issue of a certificate of airworthiness for export the following scale of fees--

(3) In the case of an aircraft in respect of which a certificate of airworthiness has previously been issued there shall be charged for the validation of a certificate of airworthiness the following scale of fees for each complete year of validity specified:--

(4) There shall be charged and levied for the renewal of a certificate of airworthiness and for the renewal of a validation of a certificate of airworthiness the following scale of fees for each complete year of validity specified:--

7. There shall be charged and levied for the issue of a flight permit a fee of an amount equal to the cost of such investigations as were required by the Minister for the purpose of issuing the flight permit.

8. There shall be charged and levied for the approval of a modification to an aircraft a fee of an amount equal to the cost of such investigations as were required by the Minister for the purpose of granting the approval as may be prescribed from time to time, subject to a minimum charge of £5.

9. There shall be charged and levied for the approval of an engine a fee of an amount equal to the cost of such investigations as were required by the Minister for the purpose of granting the approval.

10. There shall be charged and levied for the issue of a noise certificate a fee of an amount equivalent to the cost of such investigations as were required by the Minister for the purpose of issuing the noise certificate.

11. There shall be charged and levied--

( a ) for the inspection of an organisation for the purpose of the approval of the organisation a fee of £150 per annum for each branch of the organisation separately inspected;

( b ) for the approval of an organisation for the manufacture of materials, a fee of £37.50 per annum;

( c ) for the inspection of premises for the purpose of the approval of the premises for the storage of accessories and component parts, a fee of £37.50 per annum.

12. There shall be charged and levied for the grant of permission by the Minister in respect of an aircraft engaged in the dropping of material for the purpose of sowing seed or dusting or spraying the surface of the land or water or anything growing on the land a fee of £100 per aircraft per annum.

13. There shall be charged for an inspection on the application of an owner of an aircraft (not being an inspection made with a view to issuing or renewing or validating a certificate of airworthiness or issuing a certificate of airworthiness for export) for the purpose of seeing that the aircraft is airworthy and complies with the requirements for the issue of a certificate of airworthiness a fee equal in amount to the cost of such investigations as were made for the purpose of the inspection.

14. There shall be charged and levied for the approval by the Minister of a course of training connected with the requirements for the grant of an aircraft maintenance engineer's licence a fee of £150.

15. There shall be charged and levied--

( a ) for the issue of a licence for an aerodrome, a fee of £25.00,

( b ) for the renewal of a licence for an aerodrome, a fee of £15.00,

( c ) for the variation of a licence for an aerodrome, a fee of £7.50.

16. (1) ( a ) There shall be charged and levied for a person normally resident in the State, or in a member state of the EEC, or employed by an Air Transport undertaking which has is principal place of business in the State or in a member state of the EEC, the scale of personnel licence fees in respect of the grant or renewal of such licences set out in the schedule to this Order.

( b ) In the case of persons other than those specified in paragraph (1) (a) of this Article, there shall be charged and levied for the issue of a Basic Aeronautical Certificate or the grant or renewal of an Aircraft Maintenance Engineer's Licence such fee of an amount as may be prescribed from time to time.

( c ) Notwithstanding the provisions of paragraphs (1) (a) and (1) (b) of this Article, there shall be charged and levied for the validation of personnel licences the scale of fees set out in the Schedule to this Order.

( d ) (i) Where a medical examination is conducted by a specially qualified medical officer (appointed by the Minister under the Air Navigation (Personnel Licensing) Order, 1966 ( S.I. No. 165 of 1966 )) for the purpose of the grant, validation or renewal of a licence to act as a flight crew member, the fees payable for such an examination shall be:--

(ii) Where only a part or parts of a medical examination referred to in subparagraph (d) (i) of this paragraph above is conducted, the fee payable for each such part shall be:--

(2) In the case of the approval of a person pursuant to Article 25 of the Air Navigation (Airworthiness of Aircraft) Order, 1964 ( S.I. No. 141 of 1964 ), there shall be charged and levied for the grant of such approval a fee of £25.

(3) Where an applicant for a personnel licence is exempt from examination or test, the appropriate fee may be remitted or reduced in such manner as the Minister thinks fit.

(4) Where an application for a personnel licence is withdrawn by the applicant or refused by the Minister, the appropriate fees may be refunded but the Minister may retain such amount of the fees as appears to him to be reasonable in respect of any examination or test already conducted pursuant to the application.

(5) If an endorsement of a personnel licence is made at the time of the issue of the licence or if at any other time the endorsement is made as a result of the passing by the applicant of an examination or test conducted by the Minister, the appropriate fee may be remitted.

(6) In the case of a holder of a Flight Radiotelegraphy Operator's Licence (Temporary) who qualifies for the grant of a Flight Radiotelegraphy Operator's Licence the Minister, if he thinks fit, may remit in full the fee otherwise payable for the last-mentioned licence.

(7) In the case of a holder of a Flight Radiotelephony Operator's Licence (Restricted) who qualifies for the grant of a Flight Radiotelephony Operator's Licence (General) the Minister, if he thinks fit, may remit in full the fee otherwise payable for the last-mentioned licence.

17. The Minister may remit or reduce, in any case in which he is satisfied that it is reasonable to do so, any fee referred to or mentioned in Articles 5 to 10 of this Order.

SCHEDULE

Article 16

GIVEN under my Official Seal, this 5th day of October, 1979.

PADRAIG FAULKNER,

Minister for Tourism and

Transport.

EXPLANATORY NOTE.

This Order revokes and re-enacts with modifications the Air Navigation (Fees) Order, 1976. The Principal effects of the Order are to increase the fees payable for registration of aircraft, the grant and renewal of certificates of airworthiness and validation thereof, as well as for licences for flight crew personnel, maintenance engineers and licences for aerodromes.

The Order also introduces fees for:--

(i) issue of an aircraft noise certificate,

(ii) the grant of permission by the Minister in respect of an aircraft engaged in the dropping of material for the purpose of sowing seed or dusting or spraying the surface of the land or water or anything growing on the land,

(iii) approval of a course of training connected with the requirements for the grant of an aircraft maintenance engineer's licence,

(iv) approval of a person pursuant to Article 25 of the Air Navigation (Airworthiness of Aircraft) Order, 1964 ( S.I. No. 141 of 1964 ).