46 Maintenance of licence privileges
1 In Schedule 8, Part 3, Chapter 1—
(a) for paragraph 1(2)(b) substitute—

“(b) as regards revalidation the rating and certificate are valid from the end of the period in paragraph (a) for the period specified in column 2—
(i) in relation to any rating or certificate that may be revalidated by meeting flight or instruction experience requirements, provided those experience requirements have been met; or
(ii) subject to sub-paragraph (2A), in relation to any other rating or certificate, provided that the rating or certificate is revalidated within the period of three months preceding the end of the period in paragraph (a); and”

; and
(b) after paragraph 1(2) insert—

“2A Where a rating or certificate is revalidated by a proficiency check prior to the last 3 months of the period specified in column 2, the period specified in column 2 commences from the end of the month in which the revalidation occurred.”

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2 In Schedule 8, Part 3, Chapter 2—
(a) for paragraph 4(3)(a) substitute—

“(a) has not expired, the new certificate is valid for 24 months from the end of the month which includes the expiry date of the existing certificate, except where the certificate is validated by a NPPL General Skill Test more than 3 months before the expiry date of the existing certificate, in which case the new certificate is valid for 24 months from the end of the month in which the test was taken;”

;
(b) for paragraph 5(2)(a) substitute—

“(a) has not expired, the new certificate is valid for 36 months from the end of the month which includes the expiry date of the existing certificate, except where the test is taken more than 3 months before the expiry date of the existing certificate, in which case the new certificate is valid for 36 months from the end of the month in which the test was taken;”

; and
(c) for paragraph 6(2)(a) substitute—

“(a) has not expired, the new certificate is valid for 12 months from the end of the month which includes the expiry date of the existing certificate, except where the test is taken more than 3 months before the expiry date of the existing certificate, in which case the new certificate is valid for 12 months from the end of the month in which the test was taken;”

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Art. 46 in force at 14.12.2017, see art. 1