S.I. No. 421/1999 - Irish Aviation Authority (Noise Certification and Limitation) (Amendment) Order, 1999.

1. The noise evaluation method for an aeroplane to which this Part relates shall be that prescribed in Appendix 1 of Annex 16-Third Edition, 1993 (as amended) to the Chicago Convention.

2. An aeroplane to which this Part relates shall be tested for noise certification using the reference noise measurement points and the test procedures specified in Chapter 2 of Annex 16 — Third Edition, 1993 (as amended).

3. An aeroplane type to which this Part relates, when tested in accordance with this Part, shall not exceed the measured noise levels of the first certificated aeroplane of the type.”

Present when the Common Seal of the Irish Aviation Authority was affixed hereto on the 17th day of December, 1999.

B. D. McDONNELL

Director.

PAUL DUFFY

Director.

EXPLANATORY NOTE.

(This note is not part of the Instrument and does not purport to be a legal interpretation.)

This Order amends and updates the Principal Order,

S.I. No. 13 of 1984

, which first implemented the ICAO (Aircraft Noise) Standards and Recommended Practices (SARPS) of Annex 16, by incorporating the SARPS of Annex 16 at the latest (Third) edition.

The Schedule to the Principal Order is amended by the introduction of new Parts to reflect current Chapters added to Annex 16 since its First Edition. Statutory provisions relating to the issue of noise certificates are otherwise unchanged.

The Irish Aviation Authority, in pursuance of the powers conferred on it by

sections 5

,

58

,

59

and

60

of the

Irish Aviation Authority Act, 1993

, as amended by the

Air Navigation and Transport (Amendment) Act, 1998

(No. 24 of 1998), hereby orders as follows—