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to assist the smaller DTS with their reporting obligations under
human rights conventions.
Aviation matters
14. Mr Halley informed the meeting that the 1989 Air Navigation
(Overseas Territories) Order had now been published and would take
effect from 1 February. To prevent the Order falling out of date,
the CAA had undertaken to police further amendments of the UK ANO,
thus ensuring prompt amendment to the AN(OT)O if necessary.
However, only four Dependent Territories had yet submitted the air
safety certificates due on 1 January 1990. Those which had not yet
replied would receive reminders next week. At least some progress
had been made in Gibraltar's case, since the Governor's office now
accepted in princple that it must submit a certificate, and it was hoped that the new Governor would prove more disposed to sign than
his predecessor had been. MAED had recently written to Governors asking for copies of aviation security programmies. They had not yet received many replies. However, the Department of Transport's Chief Aviation Security Inspector was trying to secure funds to enable him
to visit the DTS. Assuming his planned visit went ahead we should
eventually be faced with the problem of obtaining money for the
implementation of any recommendations arising.
16. Finally, Mr Halley turned to the problems of the fire engines
at Providenciales airport. The CAA would be visiting the airport
again in May. If the problem had not been resolved by that time, the CAA could advise Panam, through the FAA office in Miami that the
airport facilties were inadequate. It would then be for Panam to
decide whether to continue its service to Providenciales. Mr Halley
hoped that the CAA might be able to call on BDDC to put pressure in that quarter for the necessary work to be done.
Environment matters
17. Mr Dalton referred to the money allocated by the World Wide Fund (WWF) for nature projects in the DTs. Tristan da Cunha's bid
had been turned down by WWF. Two bids from BVI had recently been sent on to WWF for consideration. Anguilla had indicated that it
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