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Civil Aviation Act 1990

Cape Town Convention and Aircraft Protocol

104: Interpretation

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“This part explains important words used in international aircraft agreements”

This part of the law explains some important words and ideas about the Cape Town Convention and Aircraft Protocol. These are international agreements about aircraft.

The Aircraft Protocol is a document that adds to the Cape Town Convention. It’s about specific things related to aircraft. You can find the full English text in Schedule 8.

The Cape Town Convention is an agreement made in Cape Town on 16 November 2001. It’s about international interests in mobile equipment. You can read the full English text in Schedule 7.

A Contracting State is a country that has agreed to follow the Cape Town Convention and Aircraft Protocol.

A declaration is when New Zealand makes an official statement about the Cape Town Convention or Aircraft Protocol.

A de-registration request is when someone asks to remove an aircraft from the New Zealand Aircraft Register.

A removal request is when someone asks to remove a special permission (called an irrevocable de-registration and export request authorisation) from the New Zealand Aircraft Register.

If you see any other words in this part of the law that are explained in the Cape Town Convention or Aircraft Protocol, they mean the same thing here as they do in those agreements.

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Part 12 Cape Town Convention and Aircraft Protocol

104Interpretation

  1. In this Part, unless the context otherwise requires,—

    Aircraft Protocol means the Protocol to the Convention on International Interests in Mobile Equipment on Matters Specific to Aircraft Equipment done at Cape Town on 16 November 2001 (a copy of the English text of which is set out in Schedule 8)

      Cape Town Convention means the Convention on International Interests in Mobile Equipment done at Cape Town on 16 November 2001 (a copy of the English text of which is set out in Schedule 7)

        Contracting State means a State that is a party to the Cape Town Convention and the Aircraft Protocol

          declaration means a declaration made by New Zealand under the Cape Town Convention or the Aircraft Protocol

            de-registration request means a request for the removal of the registration of an aircraft from the New Zealand Aircraft Register

              removal request means a request for the removal of an irrevocable de-registration and export request authorisation from the New Zealand Aircraft Register.

              1. In this Part, any term defined in the Cape Town Convention or the Aircraft Protocol and used in this Part has the same meaning as in the Cape Town Convention or the Aircraft Protocol.

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              • Section 104: added, on , by section 12 of the Civil Aviation (Cape Town Convention and Other Matters) Amendment Act 2010 (2010 No 42).