Air Services (Aerial Application Permit) Regulations, 1985

1. (1) These RegulaUons may bo cited as the Air Services (Aerial Application Permit} Regulations, 1085. (2) These Regulations shall.come into force on the)st June, 1985 • requires-

2. In these Regulations, unless the context otherwise " aerial application operations " means operations connec­ ted with the dropping of chemicals or other articles from the air for the purposes of agriculture, hortioult1tre or forestry; and includes operntions designed to train otbel'l:l for such operations; "Director" shall have tho meaning ascribed to it in the Air Navigation Regulu.tions.

3. (1) No person shall carry out aerial application operations otherwise than in accordance with an aerial application permit issued in accordance with those Regulations. (2) An application for a.n aerial application permit shall be made through Lhe Director. (3) The Director shall satisfy himself- (a) that the applicant is competent and experienced in carrying out aerial application operations; (b) that the equipment, organisation and staff of the applicant are satisfactory to secure the safe operation of tho aircraft to be used in carrying out aerial applic1.tion oporation�; (c) th tt the applicant has prepared a satisfactory .. aerial application manual containing such informntion and ini;tructions as ma,y be nccoosa.ry Lo enable the operating staff to carry out their duties !'\afely; ancl • Title nntl Commonce­ mont In torpreta­ tion Cap. 74.ll, p. 24 Pormit for oorial application oporations Oopiu of thu Statutor11 ln11ln1mnit car, be obtained from th-, Government Printer, P.O. Box 30136, Ltualca. Priu 20,i each. _1_1_2 _________ S_ta_tu_t_o-'ry;....._lns_t_ru_1_n_en_t..s ____ 4t_h_A=p_r1_·1,_1o_s_5_ • (d) as to such other matters as may be relevant to the carrying out of aerial application operations. (4) The Director shall make a report to the Minister on each application received by him, and may recommend any condi­ tions that are, in his opinion, desirable to be imposed upon the granting of a permit for aerial application operations. (5) Upon receiving the report from the Director, the Minister may- (a) reject the application; or (b) grant it subject to such conditions, if any, ns he may th.ink fit. (6) The l\linister may at any time require the holder of an aerial application permit to amend his aerial application manual in such manner as the Minister may think fit, and such holder shall comply with uoh requirement. Dumlion

4. An aerial application permit shall remain valid up to the end of the year in respect of which it is granted or renewed, and it may bo renewed from time to time. Non­ spplirt,tion of certtun prOVL�IOll8 :;. The fees set out in the ohcdulc shall be payable for ao aerial application permit. 6 (1) The provisions of sections si.i: to thirteen of the Act • &hall not apply in respect of an aerial application permit. (2) Notwithstanding the provision of sub-regulation (1), any person affected by an aerial application permit issued or to be issued in accordance with thc::;e Regulations may make an objection in wl'it.ing to the :Minister, and the Minister may deal ,Yith such objection as he thinks fit. (3) The provisions of sections sixteen, seventeen and eighteen shall not apply in respect of an aerial application permit to the extent that those provisiom, require tho Minister to refer to ti tribunal maltcrq concerning rcYoca1 ion, suspension or ,·aria.lion of i-uch permits. LUSAKA 2nd April, l!l85 [llfPTC.103/12/1.coNF.] F. CJIUULA, Minister of Power, Transport and Communications .CHEDULE (R, qtJ,i1;,m .;J Pr. � (1) h ,ue of aerie.I application p •r1rit .. (2) R,,nowul of n<'riol appliootion JX•rmit, K • 100 per rumwn 60 por nnnum