Aviation Law 2020 - British Virgin Islands

1. GENERAL

1.1 Please list and briefly describe the principal legislation and regulatory bodies which apply to and/or regulate aviation in your jurisdiction.

The principal aviation legislation applicable in the British Virgin Islands (“BVI”) is as follows:

1. the Air Navigation (Overseas Territories) Order 2013, as amended (“ANOTO”);
2. the Overseas Territories Aviation Requirements (“OTAR”);
3. the Airports Act 2003 (“AA”);
4. the Mortgaging of Aircraft and Aircraft Engines Act, 2011; and
5. the Mortgaging of Aircraft and Aircraft Engines Regulations, 2012.

The ANOTO is the highest level of civil aviation regulation applicable in the United Kingdom (“UK”) overseas territories, including the BVI. It is administered by the Air Safety Support International (“ASSI”), a not-for-profit, wholly-owned, subsidiary company of the UK Civil Aviation Authority (“CAA”).