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The Civil Aviation (Environmental Protection Aircraft Noise) Regulations, 2025
5. Applicability
Edition: 2026-03-03 · In force
5. Applicability
(1)In this part shall be applicable to all subsonic jet aeroplanes for which the application for a Type Certificate was submitted before 6 October 1977, except those aeroplanes—(a)requiring a runway length1 of 610 m or less at maximum certificated mass for airworthiness;(b)powered by engines with a bypass ratio of 2 or more and for which a certificate of airworthiness for the individual aeroplane was first issued before 1 March 1972; or(c)powered by engines with a bypass ratio of less than 2 and for which the application for a Type Certificate was submitted before 1 January 1969, and for which a certificate of airworthiness for the individual aeroplane was first issued before 1 January 1976.(2)The maximum noise levels in regularion 8(1) shall apply except for derived versions for which the application for certification of the change in type design was submitted on or after 26 November 1981, in which case the maximum noise levels in regularion 8(3) shall apply.(3)Notwithstanding the requirement of sub regulations (1) and (2), the Authority may recognize that the following situations for jet aeroplanes, and propeller-driven aeroplanes over 8 618 kg maximum certificated take-off mass on its registry do not require demonstration of compliance with the provisions of these Regulations—(a)gear down flight with one or more retractable landing gear down during the entire flight;(b)spare engine and nacelle carriage external to the skin of the aeroplane (and return of the pylon or other external mount); and(c)time-limited engine and/or nacelle changes, where the change in type design specifies that the aeroplane may not be operated for a period of more than 90 days unless compliance with these Regulations, is shown for that change in type design. This applies only to changes resulting from a required maintenance action.