Irish Aviation Authority (Noise Certification and Limitation) Order, 2009
Statutory Instruments
Source: Statutory Instruments

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paragraphs: (1) This order may be cited as the Irish Aviation Authority (Noise Certification and Limitation) Order, 2009.
(2) This order shall come into operation on the 15th day of December 2009.
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paragraphs: (1) The Air Navigation (Noise Certification and Limitation) Order, 1984 ( S.I. No. 13 of 1984 ) and the Irish Aviation Authority (Noise Certification and Limitation) (Amendment) Order, 1999 ( S.I. No. 421 of 1999 ) are hereby revoked.
(2) Notwithstanding the revocation of the Air Navigation (Noise Certification and Limitation) Orders, 1984 to 1999, any noise certificate issued or validated under those Orders and in force at the commencement of this Order shall remain in force and shall be deemed for all purposes as if it were a noise certificate issued under this Order.
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paragraphs: In this Order:
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paragraphs: This Order is for the purpose of:
(i) providing for enforcement and offences and for rights of access to and detention of aircraft in relation to noise certificates, and
(ii) giving effect to Annex 16, Volume I — fifth edition, 2008, amendment 9 to the Chicago Convention in respect of noise certification of aircraft where the EASA Regulation does not apply, and
(iii) making such directions as may be necessary from time to time in respect of procedures for the limitation of noise made by aircraft in certain locations and in certain circumstances.
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paragraphs: (1) This Order shall apply to aircraft as specified in the applicability sections of chapters 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 10, 11 and 12 of Annex 16 volume I, part II.
(2) Articles 7, 8 and 9 of this Order shall apply to an aircraft to which the EASA Regulation does not apply under article 4 of that Regulation.
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paragraphs: Within the State, a person shall not land or take-off, or cause to be landed or to be taken off, an aircraft to which this Order applies unless:
(1) there is in force in respect of that aircraft a noise certificate issued by the Authority for an aircraft registered in the State or issued by the state of registry for an aircraft otherwise registered and acceptable to the Authority as having been issued in compliance with the requirements of or requirements substantially equivalent to, Annex 16 as specified in article 4 of this Order, and
(2) any conditions subject to which the noise certificate was issued are complied with.
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paragraphs: This article shall apply only to certificates issued under this Order.
(1) An aircraft registered in the State shall comply with the environmental protection requirements contained in Amendment 9 of Volume I of Annex 16 to the Chicago Convention as applicable on 20 November 2008.
(2) The Authority may issue (or, in the case of a noise certificate issued by the competent authority of another state, may validate) a noise certificate in respect of any aircraft indicated in paragraph (1) of this article if the Authority is satisfied that the noise made by the aircraft is not greater than the noise levels specified in the applicable Chapter of Annex 16, Volume I, part II for the aircraft.