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(Air Navigation (Hong Kong) Order 1995 (Cap 448 sub. leg. C), Article 97)* [1 August 1980] (L.N. 190 of 1980) _________________________________________________________________________________ Note: * See Article 2(4) of the Air Navigation (Hong Kong) Order 1995 (Cap 448 sub. leg. C). Cap 448D s 1 Citation These regulations may be cited as the Hong Kong Air Navigation (Fees) Regulations. Cap 448D s 2 Interpretation (1) In these regulations, unless the context otherwise requires- "Director" means the Director-General of Civil Aviation; (L.N. 326 of 2000) "Order" means the Air Navigation (Overseas Territories) Order 1977; "prototype aircraft" means an aircraft which is not a series aircraft; "series aircraft" means an aircraft which is identical in all matters affecting airworthiness to another aircraft in respect of which a certificate of airworthiness has been issued under the Order. (2) Any expression or word not defined in paragraph (1) shall, unless the context otherwise requires, have the meaning assigned to it by the Order or by the Interpretation and General Clauses Ordinance (Cap 1), as the case may be. Cap 448D s 3 Fees The fees payable in connection with matters prescribed by or under the Order are those set out in the Schedule. Cap 448D s 4 Payment of fees to Director Licence and certificate fees shall be paid to the Director at the time of application for such licence or certificate. Cap 448D s 5 Official flying tests fees Fees charged for official flying tests do not include the cost of providing the aircraft for the flying test. Cap 448D s 6 Withdrawal of an aircraft from service Where an aircraft is withdrawn from service, a fee of 1/12 of the fee provided for in paragraph 6 of the Schedule is payable for each month or part thereof that the aircraft was in service after the issue or last renewal (whichever is the later) of the certificate of airworthiness. Cap 448D SCHEDULE Remarks: Adaptation amendments retroactively made - see 36 of 1999 s. 3 [regulation 3] FEES Certificate of Registration (Article 4(8)) 1. The fee for the issue of a certificate of registration of an aircraft shall be $50 in the case of a glider and in any other case shall be in accordance with the following scale- Where the maximum total weight authorized- (a) does not exceed 3000 kg ........................................................................... $ 75 (b) exceeds 3000 kg but does not exceed 6000 kg ............................................ $225 (c) exceeds 6000 kg but does not exceed 15000 kg ........................................... $300 (d) exceeds 15000 kg but does not exceed 45000 kg ......................................... $500 (e) exceeds 45000 kg ..................................................................................... $800 Air Operator's Certificate (Article 6(2)) 2. (1) The fee for the grant, or variation of an air operator's certificate shall be an amount equal to the costs of the investigations as to the applicant's competency, but not exceeding the aggregate of the amount determined in accordance with sub-paragraph (2)(a) and the amount determined in accordance with sub-paragraph (2)(b) or (2)(c), or both sub-paragraphs (2)(b) and (2)(c), as the case may be. (2) The maximum amounts under this paragraph shall be- (a) Maximum total weight authorized For heaviest aircraft type in applicant's fleet of aircraft For every other aircraft type in applicant's fleet (i) not over 2 tonnes $7000 $3500 (ii) over 2 but not over 55 tonnes $34800 $17400 (iii) over 55 but not over 100 tonnes $46400 $23200 (iv) over 100 but not over 160 tonnes $70000 $35000 (v) over 160 tonnes $140000 $70000; (L.N. 102 of 1986) (b) $0.60 for each 1000 passenger kilometres; (c) $7 for each 1000 freight tonne kilometres. Permit for an aircraft to fly without a Certificate of Airworthiness (Article 7(1)(e)) 3. When an application is made for the issue or variation of a permit for an aircraft to fly without there being in force in respect thereof a certificate of airworthiness the applicant shall pay for the investigations required by the Chief Executive a fee of $270 or, if the total cost of the investigations exceeds that amount, a fee equal to the cost of making the investigations but not exceeding $140 per kg of the maximum total weight authorized of the aircraft. (36 of 1999 s. 3) First Issue of Certificate of Airworthiness (Article 8(1)) 4. (1) When an application is made for the first issue of a certificate of airworthiness in respect of a prototype aircraft the fee shall be- (a) in the case of a glider or balloon ................................................................... $270 (b) in the case of any other aircraft an amount equal to the cost of the investigations required by the Chief Executive, but not exceeding $33800 per 500 kg, or part thereof, of the maximum total weight authorized of the aircraft. (36 of 1999 s. 3) |