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					<dc:description>This Order consolidates with amendments the provisions of the Air Navigation Order 2009 (S.I. 2009/3015) and takes account of the requirement to apply the provisions of certain of the Annexes to Commission Regulation (EU) No 965/2012 (O.J. No. L 296, 25.10.2012, p.1., and referred to in this Order as the  “EASA Air Operations Regulation”) to different categories of aircraft following the expiry of the derogation period permitted under paragraph 3 of Article 10 of that Regulation.</dc:description>
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or</Text></P3para></P3><P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2016/765/article/209/3/b" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2016/765/article/209/3/b" id="article-209-3-b"><Pnumber>b</Pnumber><P3para><Text>carrying out flying examinations for the grant of a pilot's licence or the inclusion of an aircraft rating, a night rating or a night qualification in a licence.</Text></P3para></P3></P2para></P2></P1para></P1></P1group></Chapter></Part></Body></Secondary><Commentaries><Commentary id="key-8ed369ad0bbaf35957f49628090f9b13" Type="F"><Para><Text><CitationSubRef id="cjjz66gh4-00026" SectionRef="part-8" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2016/765/part/8">Pt. 8</CitationSubRef> heading  substituted (19.8.2021) by <Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2021/879" id="cjjz66gh4-00027" Class="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument" Year="2021" Number="879" Title="The Air Navigation (Amendment) Order 2021">The Air Navigation (Amendment) Order 2021 (S.I. 2021/879)</Citation>, <CitationSubRef CitationRef="cjjz66gh4-00027" id="cjjz66gh4-00028" SectionRef="article-1-1" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2021/879/article/1/1">arts. 1(1)</CitationSubRef>, <CitationSubRef CitationRef="cjjz66gh4-00027" id="cjjz66gh4-00029" SectionRef="article-7" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2021/879/article/7" Operative="true">7</CitationSubRef></Text></Para></Commentary><Commentary id="key-b171b09af8da49303c26d6fc8ff626ba" Type="F"><Para><Text>Word in <CitationSubRef id="cj053td54-00021" SectionRef="article-209-2" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2016/765/article/209/2">art. 209(2)</CitationSubRef> substituted (31.12.2020) by <Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2019/645" id="cj053td54-00022" Class="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument" Year="2019" Number="645" Title="The Aviation Safety (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019">The Aviation Safety (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/645)</Citation>, <CitationSubRef CitationRef="cj053td54-00022" id="cj053td54-00023" SectionRef="regulation-1" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2019/645/regulation/1">reg. 1</CitationSubRef>, <CitationSubRef CitationRef="cj053td54-00022" id="cj053td54-00024" SectionRef="schedule-1-paragraph-54" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2019/645/schedule/1/paragraph/54" Operative="true">Sch. 1 para. 54</CitationSubRef> (with <CitationSubRef CitationRef="cj053td54-00022" id="cj053td54-00025" SectionRef="schedule-3" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2019/645/schedule/3">Sch. 3</CitationSubRef>) (as amended by <Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2019/1098" id="cj053td54-00026" Class="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument" Year="2019" Number="1098">S.I. 2019/1098</Citation>, <CitationSubRef CitationRef="cj053td54-00026" id="cj053td54-00027" SectionRef="regulation-1-3" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2019/1098/regulation/1/3">regs. 1(3)</CitationSubRef>, <CitationSubRef CitationRef="cj053td54-00026" id="cj053td54-00028" SectionRef="regulation-12" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2019/1098/regulation/12">12</CitationSubRef>); <Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2020/1" id="cj053td54-00029" Year="2020" Class="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct" Number="1">2020 c. 1</Citation>, <CitationSubRef CitationRef="cj053td54-00029" id="cj053td54-00030" SectionRef="schedule-5-paragraph-1-1" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2020/1/schedule/5/paragraph/1/1">Sch. 5 para. 1(1)</CitationSubRef></Text></Para></Commentary><Commentary id="key-d195345485ee5d3a4f2a658efa80bbd7" Type="F"><Para><Text>Word in <CitationSubRef id="cj053td54-00006" SectionRef="article-209-1" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2016/765/article/209/1">art. 209(1)</CitationSubRef> substituted (31.12.2020) by <Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2019/645" id="cj053td54-00007" Class="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument" Year="2019" Number="645" Title="The Aviation Safety (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019">The Aviation Safety (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/645)</Citation>, <CitationSubRef CitationRef="cj053td54-00007" id="cj053td54-00008" SectionRef="regulation-1" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2019/645/regulation/1">reg. 1</CitationSubRef>, <CitationSubRef CitationRef="cj053td54-00007" id="cj053td54-00009" SectionRef="schedule-1-paragraph-54" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2019/645/schedule/1/paragraph/54" Operative="true">Sch. 1 para. 54</CitationSubRef> (with <CitationSubRef CitationRef="cj053td54-00007" id="cj053td54-00010" SectionRef="schedule-3" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2019/645/schedule/3">Sch. 3</CitationSubRef>) (as amended by <Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2019/1098" id="cj053td54-00011" Class="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument" Year="2019" Number="1098">S.I. 2019/1098</Citation>, <CitationSubRef CitationRef="cj053td54-00011" id="cj053td54-00012" SectionRef="regulation-1-3" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2019/1098/regulation/1/3">regs. 1(3)</CitationSubRef>, <CitationSubRef CitationRef="cj053td54-00011" id="cj053td54-00013" SectionRef="regulation-12" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2019/1098/regulation/12">12</CitationSubRef>); <Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2020/1" id="cj053td54-00014" Year="2020" Class="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct" Number="1">2020 c. 1</Citation>, <CitationSubRef CitationRef="cj053td54-00014" id="cj053td54-00015" SectionRef="schedule-5-paragraph-1-1" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2020/1/schedule/5/paragraph/1/1">Sch. 5 para. 1(1)</CitationSubRef></Text></Para></Commentary></Commentaries></Legislation>