Aviation Finance & Leasing

1. What international aviation conventions has your jurisdiction signed and/or ratified?

The British Virgin Islands is not a signatory (or party by extension from the UK) to the Rome Convention, the Geneva Convention, the Chicago Convention or the Cape Town Convention.

In relation to the Chicago Convention, however, certain provisions of that Convention with which the United Kingdom is obliged to ensure that its overseas territories comply (including the British Virgin Islands) are reflected in the Air Navigation (Overseas Territories) Order 2013 ("ANOTO").

The British Virgin Islands is, by Order-in -Council from the United Kingdom, a party to the New York Convention.

2. If your jurisdiction has signed and ratified the Cape Town Convention: a. Which qualifying declarations (opt-in and opt-out) has your jurisdiction made under the Cape Town Convention? b. Does the Cape Town Convention take priority over conflicting national law?