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:
- the Air Navigation (Overseas Territories) Order, 2013, as
amended ("ANOTO");
- the Overseas Territories Aviation Requirements
("OTAR");
- the Airports Act, 2003 ("AA");
- the Mortgaging of Aircraft and Aircraft Engines Act, 2011;
and
- 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").
