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CH. 61

Civil Aviation Act 1968

Power to

(2) In relation to regulations made under the said section 4 b virtue of the foregoing subsection, that section shall have effect as if-

(a) in subsection (3)(a) (which requires the charges payable to the Organisation mentioned in that section to be fixed in accordance with tariffs approved under the Convention relating to that Organisation) for the references to that Organisation and Convention there were substituted respectively references to the inter- national organisation or government to which charges are payable by virtue of the regulations and to the relevant agreement with the United Kingdom;

(b) in subsection (4)(b) and (c) (under which certain information can be required by the said Organisation) for the reference to that Organisation there were substituted a reference to the international organisation or government aforesaid,

(3) Liability for any charges payable by virtue of regulations under the said section 4 and the requirements mentioned in subsection (4) of that section may be imposed upon the operator of any aircraft whether or not it is registered in the United Kingdom, whether or not it is in or over the United Kingdom at the time when the services to which the charges relate are provided and whether or not those services are provided from a place in the United Kingdom.

(4) Regulations under section 7(2) of the said Act of 1962 (provisions for securing compliance with regulations under the said section 4) may make, in relation to aircraft detained for non-payment of any charge payable by virtue of regulations under the said section 4, provision corresponding to any provision made by or under section 14 of this Act.

(5) In the said section 7(2) (which deals with regulations made by the Board of Trade but at one point erroneously refers to Her Majesty in Council) for the words " Her Majesty in Council there shall be substituted the words "the Board of Trade ".

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(6) In this section "navigation services" and " operator have the same meanings respectively as in the said Act of 1962.

Rights in aircraft

16.-(1) Her Majesty may by Order in Council make provision provide for the for the mortgaging of aircraft registered in the United Kingdom

mortgaging

of aircraft.

or capable of being so registered.