PART 2

Administration
CHAPTER 2

Aeroplane operator’s change in circumstances

Change in aeroplane operator’s registered office within the United Kingdom
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1
Where—
a
an aeroplane operator attributed to the United Kingdom under article 8(1) with a registered office or place of residence in the area of a Regulator, in a scheme year, changes the address of its registered office or place of residence to the area of a different Regulator (“R”), and
b
that aeroplane operator’s registered office or place of residence is in the area of R at the end of the scheme year,
R is the Regulator of that aeroplane operator from the beginning of the next compliance period.
2
Where—
a
an aeroplane operator which did not have a registered office or place of residence in the United Kingdom at the beginning of a scheme year acquires a registered office or place or residence in the United Kingdom in the course of that period, and
b
at the end of that scheme year that registered office or place of residence is in the area of a Regulator (“S”),
S is the Regulator of that aeroplane operator from the beginning of the next compliance period.
3
The aeroplane operator must notify the Regulator of any change described in paragraphs (1) and (2) within 3 months of the change taking effect.
4
In this article, “area” in relation to a Regulator, means—
a
in respect of the Environment Agency, England,
b
in respect of the NRW, Wales,
c
in respect of the SEPA, Scotland, and
d
in respect of the chief inspector, Northern Ireland.
Art. 17 in force at 26.5.2021, see art. 1