Irish Aviation Authority Fees Order, 2015.

• Statutory Instrument No.: 523/2015
• Published date: 24 November 2015

Notice of the making of this Statutory Instrument was published in

“Iris Oifigiúil” of 24th November, 2015.

The Irish Aviation Authority, in exercise of the powers conferred on it by sections 5 , 58 , 59 , 60 , 60 (1)(j)(i) of the Irish Aviation Authority Act, 1993 , (No. 29 of 1993) as amended by the Air Navigation and Transport (Amendment) Acts, 1998 (No. 24 of 1998) and the Aviation Regulation Act, 2001 (No. 1 of 2001) hereby orders as follows:

1. This order may be cited as the Irish Aviation Authority Fees Order, 2015.

2. This Order shall come into operation on the first day of January, 2016.

3. The Irish Aviation Authority (Fees) Order 2007, ( S.I. No. 805 of 2007 ) is hereby revoked with effect from the coming into operation of this Order.

4. The Authority may require that a fee in respect of a Schedule to this Order shall be remitted to the Authority prior to issue or renewal of the certificate, licence, approval or authorisation concerned or prior to the undertaking of an examination or test subject to a fee under that Schedule.

5. The Authority may suspend a licence, certificate, approval or authorisation in respect of which a fee required by a Schedule to this Order has not been remitted to the Authority by the holder. A licence, certificate, approval or authorisation which is suspended by the Authority shall not be in force in respect of the person, aircraft or organisation to which it relates unless and until it is re-instated by the Authority.

6. The Authority, through such of its officers as may be so authorised in that behalf, may remit or reduce, in any case or class of cases in relation to which it is satisfied that it is reasonable to do so, any fee prescribed by this Order.

7. The Authority may give such directions in respect of such matters and things as may be specified in this Order for carrying out the purposes of this Order or the Schedules thereto as may be necessary and appropriate.

8. Directions under this Order may be given in the form of Aeronautical Notice, Aeronautical Information Circular, or by Notice sent by registered post to the person affected.

9. The fee scales in this Order are specified in Euro.

10. In this order:

“the Authority” means the Irish Aviation Authority and references to the charging and levying of fees shall be construed as references to the charging and levying of fees by the Authority;

“ARC” means airworthiness review certificate as detailed in the EU Commission Regulation, Part M, Subpart I — Airworthiness Review Certificate;

“CAMO” means Continuing Airworthiness Management Organisation as detailed in the EU Commission Regulation, Part M, Subpart G — Continuing Airworthiness Management Organisation;

“complex motor-powered aircraft” as defined in Regulation (EC) No 216/2008, shall mean:

(i) an aeroplane:

— with a maximum certificated take-off mass exceeding 5,700 kg, or

— certificated for a maximum passenger seating configuration of more than nineteen, or

— certificated for operation with a minimum crew of at least two pilots, or

— equipped with (a) turbojet engine(s) or more than one turboprop engine, or

(ii) a helicopter certificated:

— for a maximum take-off mass exceeding 3 175 kg, or

— for a maximum passenger seating configuration of more than nine, or

— for operation with a minimum crew of at least two pilots, or

(iii) a tilt rotor aircraft;

“European Aviation Safety Agency” — (abbreviated “EASA”) means the Agency established on 28th September 2003 by Regulation (EC)1 No. 1592/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15th July 2002 (hereinafter referred to as “the EASA Regulation”);

“EASA Regulations” means the EASA Regulation and any regulations made thereunder, including all parts of such regulations and their associated certification specifications as adopted by EASA;

“JAA licence” means a flight crew licence issued in accordance with JAR-FCL for a flight crew member;

“JAR-FCL” means the Joint Aviation Requirements applicable to Flight Crew Licensing;

“Joint Aviation Authorities (abbreviated as JAA)” has the meaning ascribed to it in section 14 (6) of the Act of the Irish Aviation Authority Act, 1993 (No. 29 of 1993) as amended;

“Joint Aviation Requirements (abbreviated as JARs)” means Requirements adopted by the Joint Aviation Authorities and accepted by the State under the terms of the Arrangements defined in section 14 (6) of the Irish Aviation Authority Act, 1993 (No. 29 of 1993) as amended;

“MTWA” the maximum total weight authorised in respect of an aircraft means, for the purposes of this Order, the maximum weight at which that aircraft may legally be operated in accordance with its type certificate or equivalent document or such weight as may be accepted by the Authority as the maximum or reference operating weight in respect of a particular aircraft at the time of its registration;

“PART 66” means that part of the EU Commission Regulations which deals with the licensing of maintenance personnel in the context of the approval of organisations and personnel involved in tasks on the continuing airworthiness of aircraft and aeronautical products;

“PART 145” means that part of the EU Commission Regulations which deals with the approval of maintenance organisations on the continuing airworthiness of aircraft and aeronautical products and on the approval of organisations and personnel involved in these tasks;

“PART 147” means that part of the EU Commission Regulation which deals with the approval of aircraft maintenance engineer training organisations in the context of the approval of organisations and personnel involved in tasks on the continuing airworthiness of aircraft and aeronautical products;

“PART M Subpart G” means that part of the EU Commission Regulation which deals with the approval of Continuing Airworthiness Management Organisations in the context of the approval of organisations and personnel involved in tasks on the continuing airworthiness of aircraft and aeronautical products;

“PART M Subpart F” means that part of the EU Commission Regulation which deals with the approval of certain maintenance organisations in the context of the approval of organisations and personnel involved in tasks on the continuing airworthiness of aircraft and aeronautical products;

“PART CC” means that part of the EU Commission Regulations laying down technical requirements and administrative procedures related to cabin crew, which deals with the issuance of cabin crew attestations;

“PART FCL” means that part of the EU Commission Regulations laying down technical requirements and administrative procedures related to civil aviation aircrew, which deals with the licensing of aircrew including Annexes related to the conversion of existing national licences for the acceptance of licences issued by or on behalf of third countries;

“PART MED” means that part of the EU Commission Regulations laying down technical requirements and administrative procedures related to civil aviation aircrew, which deals with the medical certification of aircrew;

“PART ORA” means that part of the EU Commission Regulation Regulations laying down technical requirements and administrative procedures related to civil aviation aircrew, which relates to organisation requirements;

“PART ORO” means that part of the EU Commission Regulation Regulations laying down technical requirements and administrative procedures related to Air Operations, which relates to organisation requirements;

“PART CAT” means that part of the EU Commission Regulation Regulations laying down technical requirements and administrative procedures related to Air Operations, which relates to commercial Air transport requirements;

“PART SPA” means that part of the EU Commission Regulation Regulations laying down technical requirements and administrative procedures related to Air Operations, which relates to requirements for specific approvals;

“PART NCC” means that part of the EU Commission Regulation Regulations laying down technical requirements and administrative procedures related to Air Operations, which relates to non-commercial air operations with complex motor-powered aircraft requirements;

“PART NCO” means that part of the EU Commission Regulation Regulations laying down technical requirements and administrative procedures related to Air Operations, which relates to non-commercial air operations with other-than-complex motor-powered aircraft requirements;

“PART SPO” means that part of the EU Commission Regulation Regulations laying down technical requirements and administrative procedures related to Air Operations, which relates to specialised operations;

SCHEDULE 1

FEES FOR THE REGISTRATION OF AN AIRCRAFT ON THE EI REGISTER

(1) There shall be charged and levied for each application for the issue of a certificate of registration of an aircraft including sailplanes and balloons, fees in accordance with the following scale:

where the maximum total authorised weight (MTWA) of the aircraft:

(a) does not exceed 2,730 kg, a fee of €71;

(b) exceeds 2,730 kg but does not exceed 5,700 kg, a fee of €190;

(c) exceeds 5,700 kg but does not exceed 13,600 kg, a fee of €274;

(d) exceeds 13,600 kg but does not exceed 45,500 kg, a fee of €441;

(e) exceeds 45,500 kg, a fee of €656.

(2) There shall be charged and levied for the reservation of an out of sequence certificate of registration of an aircraft, for each period of six months or less, a fee of €267.

(3) There shall be charged and levied for the issue of an out of sequence certificate of registration of an aircraft, in addition to any other fee payable under (1) above, a fee of €710.

(4) There shall be charged and levied in the case of an aircraft which is the subject of a charter by demise or a lease contract or a hire purchase agreement, for the name and address of the charterer, lessor or hirer to be entered in the aircraft register...