PART 3 AIRWORTHINESS AND EQUIPMENT OF AIRCRAFT

28 Issue, re-issue etc of permit to fly
1 The Governor may issue for any aircraft a permit to fly upon being satisfied that the aircraft is fit to fly having regard to the airworthiness of the aircraft and the conditions to be attached to the permit.
2 The Governor must refuse to issue a permit to fly for an aircraft if it appears that the aircraft is eligible for and ought to fly under and in accordance with a certificate of airworthiness.
3 Subject to paragraph (4) an aircraft flying in accordance with a permit to fly must not fly for the purpose of commercial air transport or aerial work.
4 With the permission of the Governor, an aircraft flying in accordance with a permit to fly may fly for the purpose of aerial work which consists only of giving instruction in flying or the conduct of flying tests.
5 A person who is not a member of the flight crew must not be carried during flights under a permit to fly unless the prior permission of the Governor has been obtained.
6 A placard must be fixed to any aircraft, flying in accordance with a permit to fly, in full view of the occupants, which must be worded as follows—
“Occupant Warning – This aircraft has not been certificated to an International Requirement”.
7 An aircraft flying in accordance with a permit to fly must only be flown in accordance with such conditions specified by the Governor as shall be appropriate having regard to all of the circumstances of the flight.
8 Nothing in this Order obliges the Governor to accept an application for the issue, variation or renewal of a permit to fly unless the application is supported by such reports from such authorised or approved persons as the Governor may specify (either generally or in a particular case or class of cases).