S.L. 499.18 Art. 4Requirement of noise certificate.

(1) Subject to subarticle (2) and to article 16, an aircraft to which this Order applies shall not land or take-off in Malta unless -

(a) in respect of an aeroplane specified in article 3 there is in force in respect of that aircaft a noise certificate -

(i) issued by the Director under article 5; or

(ii) issued or validated in pursuance of the Convention by the competent authority of the State in which the aircraft is registered, and

(b) any conditions subject to which the certificate was issued are complied with.

(2) The prohibition in subarticle (1) shall not apply to -

(a) Where any law makes references to provisions of the Air Navigation Order which were not reproduced in the Air Navigation Act, or any Act substituting the same, the matter shall be regulated by means of a regulatory instrument issued by the Director General;

(b) an aircraft landing or taking-off at a prescribed place.