S.I. No. 134/1968 -- Air Navigation (Definition of Aircraft) Order, 1968
S.I. No. 134/1968: AIR NAVIGATION (DEFINITION OF AIRCRAFT) ORDER, 1968 |
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AIR NAVIGATION (DEFINITION OF AIRCRAFT) ORDER, 1968 |
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I, ERSKINE H. CHILDERS, Minister for Transport and Power, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by Section 5 of the Air Navigation and Transport Act, 1946 (No. 23 of 1946), and the Transport, Fuel and Power (Transfer of Departmental Administration and Ministerial Functions) Order, 1959 ( S.I. No. 125 of 1959 ), hereby order as follows:-- |
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1. This Order may be cited as the Air Navigation (Definition of Aircraft) Order, 1968. |
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2. This Order shall come into operation on the 22nd day of August, 1968. |
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3. Article 3 of the Air Navigation (Nationality and Registration of Aircraft) Order, 1963 ( S.I. No. 88 of 1963 ), Article 2 (1) of the Air Navigation (Operations) Order, 1964 ( S.I. No. 140 of 1964 ), Article 2 (1) of the Air Navigation (Airworthiness of Aircraft) Order. 1964 ( S.I. No. 141 of 1964 ), and Article 2 (1) of the Air Navigation (Personnel Licensing) Order, 1966 ( S.I. No. 165 of 1966 ), are hereby amended by the substitution of the following definition for the definition of aircraft: |
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"'aircraft' means any machine that can derive support in the atmosphere from the reactions of the air other than the reactions of the air against the earth's surface.", |
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GIVEN under my Official Seal, this 10th day of June, 1968. |
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ERSKINE H. CHILDERS, |
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Minister for Transport and Power. |
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EXPLANATORY NOTE |
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The purpose of this Order is to give effect to a new definition of aircraft adopted by the International Civil Aviation Organisation which excludes ground reaction vehicles from coverage by the term. |
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