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S.I. No. 312/1990 -- Air Navigation (Eurocontrol) (Route Charges) (Amendment) Regulations, 1990.

S.I. No. 312/1990 -- Air Navigation (Eurocontrol) (Route Charges) (Amendment) Regulations, 1990. 1990 312

S.I. No. 312/1990:

AIR NAVIGATION (EUROCONTROL) (ROUTE CHARGES) (AMENDMENT) REGULATIONS, 1990.

I, SÉAMUS BRENNAN, Minister for Tourism and Transport, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by section 12 (as inserted by section 1 of the Air Navigation (Eurocontrol) Act, 1971 (No. 19 of 1971), and amended by section 14 of the Air Navigation (Eurocontrol) Act, 1983 (No. 38 of 1983)), of the Air Navigation (Eurocontrol) Act, 1963 (No. 15 of 1963), and the Communications (Transfer of Departmental Administration and Ministerial Functions) (No. 2) Order, 1987 ( S.I. No. 92 of 1987 ), hereby make the following Regulations:

1. (1) These Regulations may be cited as the Air Navigation (Eurocontrol) (Route Charges) (Amendment) Regulations, 1990, and shall come into operation on the 1st day of January, 1991.

(2) The Air Navigation (Eurocontrol) (Route Charges) Regulations, 1989 ( S.I. No. 362 of 1989 ), and these Regulations may be cited together as the Air Navigation (Eurocontrol) Regulations, 1989 to 1990.

2. The Air Navigation (Eurocontrol) (Route Charges) Regulations, 1989 ( S.I. No. 362 of 1989 ), are hereby amended by--

( a ) the substitution in Regulation 2 for the definition of "the relevant airspace" by the following definition:

" 'the relevant airspace' means the airspace the lateral and vertical extent of which are as follows:

( a ) the lateral extent shall be the area provided by straight lines joining the following coordinates:

(i)	5520N	0655W	-- 5525N	0720W
	5520N	0815W	-- 5445N	0900W
	5434N	1000W	-- 5400N	1500W
	5100N	1500W	-- 5100N	0800W
	5220N	0530W	-- 5355N	0530W
	5425N	0810W	-- 5520N	0655W
(ii)	5100N	1500W	-- 5100N	0800W
	4830N	0800W	-- 4900N	1500W
	5100N	1500W

( b ) (i) the vertical extent in subparagraph (a) (i) of this paragraph shall extent from ground level with no upper limit, and

(ii) the vertical extent in (a) (ii) above shall extend from Flight Level 55 with no upper limit."

( b ) the addition in Regulation 2 of the following definition after the definition of Member State:

" 'flight level' means a surface of constant atmospheric pressure which is related to a specific pressure datum, 1 013.2 hectopascals (hPa), and is separated from other such surfaces by specific pressure intervals."; and

( c ) the substitution for Part II of Schedule to the Regulations, of following Part:

"Part II

Official Entry/Exit Points for Aircraft Entering and Leaving Irish Airspace as set out in Aeronautical Information Publication (AIP) Ireland.

List of Entry/Exit Points
Number	Name	Coordinates
1	5520N 0655W	552000N	065500W
2	ERNAN	541640N	072310W
3	DALKY	535949N	055412W
4	BOYNE	534600N	053000W
5	LIFFY	532830N	053000W
6	TOLKA	531104N	053000W
7	VATRY	523319N	053000W
8	BAKUR	521537N	053838W
9	SLANY	520915N	055100W
10	BANBA	515800N	061200W
11	EVRIN	514652N	063400W
12	NORLA	513700N	065100W
13	TIVLI	511650N	072955W
14	51N 15W	51N 15W
15	52N 15W	52N 15W
16	53N 15W	53N 15W
17	54N 15W	54N 15W
18	BANLO	5100N	00800W
19	GAPLI	5000N	00800W
20	RATKA	4930N	00800W
21	TAKAS	4900N	00800W
22	LASNO	4836N	00900W
23	OMOKO	4850N	01200W
24	BARIX	5025N	00800W
25	BISKI	4906N	00800W
26	49N 15W	4900N	01500W
27	50N 15W	5000N	01500W

GIVEN under my Official Seal, this 6th day of December, 1990.

SÉAMUS BRENNAN,

Minister for Tourism and Transport.

EXPLANATORY NOTE.

These Regulations, which will come into operation on 1 January 1991, amend the Air Navigation (Eurocontrol) (Route Charges) Regulations, 1989 in order to provide for the inclusion in Irish airspace of the block of airspace to the south-west of Ireland known as the Shannon Oceanic Transition Area (SOTA).