The Air Navigation (Isle of Man) Order 2015

Restriction on carriage for valuable consideration in aircraft registered in a foreign country

139.—(1) An aircraft registered in a foreign country must not take on board or discharge a passengers or cargo in the Isle of Man where valuable consideration is given or promised for the carriage of the person or cargo unless it complies with paragraph (2) or is exempt from this paragraph under paragraph (3).

(2) This paragraph is complied with if the operator or the charterer of the aircraft or the Government of the country in which the aircraft is registered has been granted permission by the Department under this article and any conditions subject to which the a permission may be subject are complied with.

(3) An aircraft is exempt from the requirement to comply with paragraph (1) if it is exercising the privileges of an Air Operators Certificate issued by the United Kingdom CAA.

(4) An operator or a charterer of an aircraft that is required to comply with paragraph (2) may not hold itself out as a person who may offer to take on board or discharge a passenger or cargo in the Isle of Man for valuable consideration except in accordance with—

(a) a permission granted under this article; and

(b) any conditions to which such a permission may be subject.

(5) Paragraph (4) does not apply to a person who reasonably believes that they will hold such a permission by the time the relevant flight is made.