PART 1Preliminary

Meaning of regulator: aircraft operators11

1

This article applies for the purposes of article 9.

2

Subject to articles 12 and 13 the regulator of an aircraft operator is—

a

the Environment Agency, where the aircraft operator —

i

has its registered office or place of residence in England; or

ii

does not have a registered office or a place of residence in the United Kingdom;

b

NRW, where the aircraft operator has its registered office or place of residence in Wales;

c

SEPA, where the aircraft operator has its registered office or place of residence in Scotland;

d

the chief inspector, where the aircraft operator has its registered office or place of residence in Northern Ireland.