S.L. 499.9 Art. 8Issue, renewal, etc., of certificates of airworthiness.

(1) The Director General may issue in respect of any aircraft a certificate of airworthiness, together with an airworthiness review certificate, if he is satisfied that the aircraft is fit to fly having regard to:

(a) the design, construction, workmanship and materials of the aircraft (including in particular any engines fitted therein), and any equipment carried in the aircraft which he considers necessary for the airworthiness of the aircraft; and

(b) the results of flying trials and such other tests of the aircraft as he may require.

(2) Every certificate of airworthiness shall specify such categories as are, in the opinion of the Director General, appropriate to the aircraft in accordance with the Third Schedule and the certificate shall be issued subject to the condition that the aircraft shall be flown, only for the purposes indicated in the said Schedule in relation to those categories.

(3) The Director General may issue the certificate of airworthiness subject to such other conditions relating to the airworthiness of the aircraft as he thinks fit.

(4) The Director General may, subject to such conditions as he deems fit, issue a certificate of validation rendering valid for the purposes of this Order a certificate of airworthiness issued in respect of any aircraft under the law of any country other than Malta.

(5) Subject to the provisions of this article and of article 60, a certificate of airworthiness or validation issued under this article shall remain in force for such period as may be specified therein and may be renewed from time to time by the Director General for such further period as he deems fit.

(6) A certificate of airworthiness or a certificate of validation or an airworthiness review certificate issued in respect of an aircraft shall cease to be in force -

(a) if the aircraft, or such of its equipment as is necessary for the airworthiness of the aircraft, is overhauled, repaired or modified, or if any part of the aircraft or of such equipment is removed or is replaced, otherwise than in a manner and with material of a type approved by the Director General either generally or in relation to class of aircraft or to the particular aircraft; or

(b) until the completion of any inspection of the aircraft or of any such equipment as aforesaid, being an inspection made for the purpose of ascertaining whether the aircraft remains airworthy and -

(i) classified as mandatory by the Director General; or

(ii) required by a maintenance schedule or maintenance programme approved by the Director General in relation to that aircraft; or

(c) until the completion to the satisfaction of the Director General of any modification of the aircraft or of any such equipment aforesaid, being a modification required by the Director General for the purpose of ensuring that the aircraft remains airworthy, and published in the form of an Airworthiness Directive either by the Director General or by the competent authority of the State of Design or State of Manufacture or by the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA).

(7) Without prejudice to any other provision of this Order, the Director General may, for the purpose of this article accept reports furnished to him by a person whom he may approve, either absolutely or subject to such conditions as he deems fit, as qualified to furnish such reports.