Issue of permits

(1) The Licensing Authority may grant to any person applying therefor a permit to use aircraft for the provision in Belize of such services (other than such service as is referred to in regulation 4(1) of these Regulations) for such period and on such conditions as may be specified in the permit. 11/1973. (2) The Licensing Authority may attach such conditions to any permit as it may think fit having regard to the nature and circumstances of the application therefor. (3) On the issue of a permit under this sub-division there shall be paid to the Chief Civil Aviation Officer for each day or part thereof for which the permit is to remain in effect (excluding the day of issue) a fee as follows– (a) in respect of an aircraft on domestic service, a fee of $2.00; (b) in respect of an aircraft on international service, if the aircraft weighs 10,000 lbs. or less, a fee of $3.00; if the aircraft weighs more than 10,000 lbs. a fee of $3.00 for the first 10,000 lbs. and 50cts. for every 10,000 or part thereof in excess of 10,000 lbs. (4) The Licensing Authority may delegate to the Chief Civil Aviation Officer powers as may be expedient to enable him to issue or refuse permits required at short notice, provided that– (a) the Licensing Authority shall issue to the Chief Civil Aviation Officer a directive indicating generally the principles to be followed in dealing with permits required at short notice; (b) the Chief Civil Aviation Officer shall maintain a written record of each and all such permits or refusals and that he shall bring the complete record before the Authority for review at their next meeting or shall circulate particulars to the members thereof if the next meeting will not take place within thirty days; and (c) an aircraft operator shall have the right to appeal to the Licensing Authority against any decisions made by the Chief Civil Aviation Officer.