S.L. 499.9 Art. 24AAgreements under Article 83 bis.

Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary in this Order, in case of an aircraft under an Agreement for Transfer of

Functions and Duties in accordance with Article 83 bis of the

Chicago Convention:

(a) this Order applies to a foreign-registered aircraft operated by a Maltese operator and to persons performing any functions or duties in respect of the aircraft if the requirements set out in this Order are specifically included under the terms of an agreement in force between Malta and another Contracting State in accordance with Article 83 bis of the Chicago Convention;

(b) this Order does not apply to a Maltese aircraft operated by a foreign operator or to persons performing any functions or duties in respect of the aircraft if the requirements set out in this Order are specifically excluded under the terms of an agreement in force between Malta and another Contracting State in accordance with Article 83 bis of the Chicago Convention;

(c) if the responsibility set out in Article 31 of the Chicago Convention to issue or to render valid a certificate of airworthiness for a Maltese aircraft is transferred to another Contracting State in accordance with Article 83 bis of the Chicago Convention, the certrificate of airworthiness for that aircraft shall cease to have effect upon commencement of the transfer;

(d) the registered owner of the aircraft shall surrender the certificate of airworthiness to the Director General, when notified by the Director General that an agreement in accordance with Article 83 bis of the Chicago Convention has been entered into, within seven days after the coming-into-force date of the agreement;

(e) upon termination of a transfer to another Contracting State in accordance with Article 83 bis of the Chicago Convention, of the responsibility to issue or to render valid a certificate of airworthiness for a Maltese aircraft as set out in Article 31 of the Chicago Convention, the Director General shall reinstate the certificate of airworthiness if the registered owner of the aircraft complies with the requirements on airworthiness of this Order;

(f) if an agreement for the lease, charter or interchange of an aircraft or any similar arrangement, subject to an agreement in accordance with Article 83 bis of the Chicago Convention, is terminated on a date earlier than the date of the expiration set out in the agreement or arrangement, the Maltese operator of the aircraft if it is a foreign registerd aircraft or the registered owner of the aircraft if it is a Maltese aircraft shall inform the Director General in writing of the actual date of termination within seven days of its occurrence.