The Aeroplane Noise Regulations 1999

Noise certificate requirements for civil subsonic jet aeroplanes

14.—(1) Subject to paragraph (3), this regulation applies to any civil subsonic jet aeroplane with a maximum take-off mass of 34,000 kilograms or more or with a certified maximum internal accommodation for the aeroplane type in question of more than 19 passenger seats, excluding any seats for crew only.

(2) Subject to regulations 22 and 25, an aeroplane to which this regulation applies shall not be operated at any airport in the United Kingdom on or after 1st April 2002 unless there is in force in respect of that aeroplane a noise certificate granted, in the case of an aeroplane registered in the United Kingdom by the CAA, in the case of an aeroplane registered in Gibraltar by the competent authority for Gibraltar and in the case of an aeroplane registered elsewhere by the competent authority of the State of registry, certifying that the aeroplane complies with requirements which meet the standards specified in Part II, Chapter 3, Volume 1 of Annex 16/1988.

(3) This regulation shall not apply—

(a) to any aeroplane on the register of a member State or EEA State other than the United Kingdom in respect of which there is in force an exemption granted by that State pursuant to article 5.2 of the 1992 Directive,

(b) to any aeroplane on a register kept for Gibraltar in respect of which there is in force an exemption granted by Gibraltar pursuant to article 5.2 of the 1992 Directive.