S.I. No. 261/1985:

AIR NAVIGATION (FEES) ORDER, 1985.

AIR NAVIGATION (FEES) ORDER, 1985.

I, JIM MITCHELL, Minister for Communications, 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), and, section 5of the Ministers and Secretaries (Amendment) Act, 1983 (No. 40 of 1983), hereby order as follows--

1. (1) This Order may be cited as the Air Navigation (Fees) Order, 1985.

(2) This Order shall come into operation on the 1st day of October, 1985.

2. In this Order "the Minister" means the Minister for Communications.

3. The Air Navigation (Fees) Order, 1984 ( S.I. No. 106 of 1984 ) 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, subject to a minimum charge of £10.

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, subject to a minimum charge of £14.

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, subject to a minimum charge of £10.

11. There shall be charged and levied:--

(1) for the inspection of an organisation for the purpose of the approval of the organisation by the Minister as an organisation competent to overhaul and to maintain aircraft and aircraft components the following charges:--

(a) for the grant of approval, a fee of £416,

(b) for the renewal of each such approval, a fee of £416;

(2) for the approval of an organisation by the Minister as an organisation competent to manufacture aviation materials, the following charges:--

(a) for the grant approval, a fee of £105,

(b) for the renewal of each such approval, a fee of £105:

(3) for the inspection of premises for the purpose of approval of the premises by the Minister as premises suitable for the storage of aviation accessories and component parts, the following charges:--

(a) for the grant of approval, a fee of £105,

(b) for the renewal of each such approval, a fee of £105;

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 in the land a fee of £277 in respect of each such aircraft.

13. On the application of an owner of an aircraft, there shall be charged and levied for an inspection (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 an 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 in respect of each approval by the Minister of a course of training connected with the requirements for the grant of an Aircraft Maintenance Engineer's Licence the following charges:--

(a) for the grant of approval, a fee of £416,

(b) for the renewal of each such approval, a fee of £198.

15. There shall be charged and levied for the issue, renewal or variation of a licence for an aerodrome, a fee of an amount equal to the cost of such investigations as are required by the Minister for the purpose of the issue, renewal or variation of a licence subject to the following minimum charges:--

(a) for the issue of a licence for an aerodrome, a fee of £69,

(b) for the renewal of a licence for an aerodrome, a fee of £41,

(c) for the variation of a licence for an aerodrome, a fee of £21.

16. There shall be charged and levied:--

(a) for the grant of special approval of an aerodrome by the Minister, a fee of an amount equal to the cost of such investigations as were required by the Minister for the grant of the approval, subject to a minimum charge of £5;

(b) for the inspection of a proposed aerodrome site, a fee of an amount equal to the costs of such inspection, subject to a minimum charge of £21.

17. (1) (a) There shall be charged and levied for a person normally resident in the State, or in a Member State of the European Communities, or employed by air transport undertaking which has its principal place of business in the State or in a Member State of the European Communities, the scale of fees set out in the Schedule to this Order in respect of the grant, renewal or extension of the appropriate certificates or licences.

(b) In the case of persons other than those specified in paragraph (1) (a) of this Article, there shall be charged and levied the scale of personnel fees for licences or certificates set out in the Schedule to this Order in respect of the issue of a Basic Aeronautical Certificate or the grant, renewal or extension of an Aircraft Maintenance Engineer's Licence.

(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 in accordance with the provisions of 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 £58, and for the renewal of each such approval, a fee of £21.

(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.

(8) There shall be charged and levied for the re-examination of the result of the technical examination required by an applicant for a personnel licence, a fee of an amount equal to the cost of such investigations as were required by the Minister for such re-examination, subject to a minimum charge of £6.

18. The Minister may remit or reduce, in any class of cases in relation to which he is satisfied that it is reasonable to do so, any fee referred to or mentioned in this Order.

SCHEDULE

Article 17 (1) (a)

Article 17 (1) (b)

GIVEN under my Official Seal, this 14th day of August, 1985.

JIM MITCHELL.

Minister for Communications.

EXPLANATORY NOTE.

This Order revokes and re-enacts with modifications the Air Navigation (Fees) Order, 1984 and gives effect to increases in fees for aeronautical licences, certificates and permits. It also provides for a new fee for a colour perception test-aeronautical ground lights.