The Air Navigation Order 2016

Requirement for, and grant of, police air operator's certificate U.K.

134.—(1) A flight by an aircraft registered in the United Kingdom in the service of a police authority is, for the purposes of this Order, deemed to be a public transport flight.

(2) If any passenger is carried on such a flight it is deemed to be for the purpose of the public transport of passengers.

(3) Save as otherwise expressly provided, the provisions of this Order and of any regulations made under this Order must be complied with in relation to a flight in the service of a police authority as if that flight were for the purpose of public transport or the public transport of passengers.

(4) An aircraft registered in the United Kingdom must not fly on any flight in the service of a police authority otherwise than under and in accordance with the terms of—

(a) a police air operator's certificate granted to the operator;

(b) a national air operator's certificate granted to the operator;

(c) both—

(i) a Part-CAT air operator certificate granted to the operator; and

(ii) Part-CAT and Part-ORO as though the flight were a commercial air transport operation; or

(d) a permission given by the CAA.

[F1 (5) The CAA must grant a police air operator’s certificate if it is satisfied that the applicant is competent to secure that the operation of aircraft of the types specified in the certificate will be as safe as is appropriate when flying on flights of the description and for the purposes specified, having regard in particular to the applicant’s—

(a) previous conduct and experience; and

(b) equipment, organisation, staffing, maintenance and other arrangements.]

Textual Amendments

F1 Art. 134(5) inserted (14.12.2017) by The Air Navigation (Amendment) Order 2017 (S.I. 2017/1112), arts. 1, 29