The Hovercraft (General) Order 1972

1. Introductory Text

2. Citation and Commencement (1) This Order may be cited as the Hovercraft (General)...

   1. 1. Citation and Commencement

   2. 2. Application

   3. 3. Interpretation

3. PART I REGISTRATION

   1. 4. Hovercraft to be registered

   2. 5. Registration of hovercraft in the United Kingdom

   3. 6. Nationality and registration marks

   4. 7. Hovercraft registered outside the United Kingdom

4. PART II CERTIFICATION AND MAINTENANCE

   1. 8. Safety Certificate to be in force

   2. 9. Issue and renewal of Experimental Certificates

   3. 10. Issue of Type Certificates

   4. 11. Issue of Safety Certificates

   5. 12. Period of validity of Certificates

   6. 13. Maintenance

   7. 14. Approvals

   8. 15. Revocation etc., of Certificates etc., and power to prevent hovercraft being used

   9. 16. Inspection of hovercraft

   10. 17. International Certificates

5. PART III DUTIES OF OPERATOR AND CAPTAIN

   1. 18. Operating Permits

   2. 19. Duties of operator

   3. 20. Duties of captain

   4. 21. Operational records

   5. 22. Medical equipment

   6. 23. Documents to be carried

   7. 24. Notification of casualties

6. PART IV SUPPLEMENTARY PROVISIONS

   1. 25. Right of access to hoverports

   2. 26. Safety of persons and property

   3. 27. Duty to obey captain

   4. 28. Power to prevent hovercraft operating

   5. 29. Revocation etc. of Certificates etc

   6. 30. Obstruction of persons

   7. 31. Enforcement of directions

   8. 32. Exemption from Order

   9. 33. Penalties

   10. 34. Crown application

   11. 35. Fees

   12. 36. Extra-territorial effect of the Order

7. Signature

8. 1. SCHEDULE

      PENALTIES

      1. PART A: Provisions referred to in Article 33(4); Articles 4,...

      2. PART B: Provisions referred to in Article 33(5); Articles 7,...

9. Explanatory Note