Civil Aviation Act, 2009 (Act No. 13 of 2009)Chapter 14 : RegulationsPart 2 : Application of Consultative Structures and Civil Aviation Regulations Committee156. Application |
(1) | This Part applies to— |
(a) | the institution of consultative structures by the Civil Aviation Authority for the purposes of the making of regulations in terms of section 155; |
(b) | the procedures relating to— |
(i) | the introduction of any regulation to be made under section 155; |
(ii) | the amendment or withdrawal of any regulation made under section 155; |
(iii) | the introduction of any technical standard to be issued under section 163; and |
(iv) | the amendment or withdrawal of any technical standard issued under section 163; and |
(c) | the procedures relating to the application for, and the granting of, an exemption from any requirement prescribed in the regulations. |
(2) | The provisions of this Part dealing with the matters contemplated in subsection (1)(c), shall apply with the necessary changes in respect of applications for, and the granting of, exemptions in any other case envisaged in section 155(1)(u). |
(3) | This Part does not apply in respect of— |
(a) | a particular case where the Civil Aviation Authority finds compliance with any procedure prescribed in this Part to be impractical, unnecessary or contrary to the public interest; and |
(b) | any application for an exemption made in terms of regulation 92.00.3.of the Civil Aviation Regulations, 1997. |
(4) | No regulation, technical standard or exemption shall be invalid merely because a requirement in this Part has not been complied with. |