S.I. No. 26/2000 - Irish Aviation Authority (Aerodrome Standards) Order, 2000.

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), as amended by the Air Navigation and Transport (Amendment) Act, 1998 (No. 24 of 1998) hereby orders as follows:

1. This Order may be cited as the Irish Aviation Authority (Aerodrome Standards) Order, 2000, and shall come into operation on the date of its publication in Iris Oifigiúil or on the 1st day of March 2000, whichever occurs sooner.

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), as amended;

“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. (1) The Irish Aviation Authority (Aerodrome Standards) Order 1996 ( S.I. No. 323 of 1996 ) is hereby revoked.

(2) Notwithstanding the revocation of the Irish Aviation Authority (Aerodrome Standards) Order 1996 ( S.I. No. 323 of 1996 ), any direction made or permission given under that Order and in effect on the date of the coming into operation of this Order, shall continue in effect and shall be deemed for all purposes to have been made under this Order.

4. The aeronautical safety standards referred to in section 60(1)(b)(i) of the Act shall, where applicable, be the Standards specified in International Standards and Recommended Practices (Aerodromes) as set out in the Third Edition (July 1999) of Annexe 14 to the Chicago Convention.

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

6. 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.

7. The Authority may exempt a person or an aerodrome from the provisions of a direction issued under this Order. Such an exemption may be made subject to conditions which shall be complied with by the person to whom or the aerodrome in respect to which the exemption relates.

8. 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.

	PRESENT when the Common Seal of the Irish Aviation Authority was affixed hereto on the 28th day of January, 2000.
	PAUL DUFFY,	Director.
	TOM QUINN,	Director.

EXPLANATORY NOTE.

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

This Order provides for the application of the Standards of Annexes 4 and 14 to the Chicago Convention to Irish aerodromes and airports by a direction of the Authority appropriate to each application and updates the applicable edition of the Annexes.