S.I. No. 229/1986 - Air Navigation and Transport (Preinspection) Act, 1986 (Competent Authority) Order, 1986.


S.I. No. 229 of 1986.

AIR NAVIGATION AND TRANSPORT (PREINSPECTION) ACT, 1986 (COMPETENT AUTHORITY) ORDER, 1986.

I, JIM MITCHELL, Minister for Communications, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by section 2 of the Air Navigation and Transport (Preinspection) Act, 1986 (No. 18 of 1986), hereby order as follows:

1. This Order may be cited as the Air Navigation and Transport (Preinspection) Act, 1986 (Competent Authority) Order, 1986.

2. This Order shall come into operation on the 27th day of June 1986, and shall cease to have effect on the 31st day of October, 1986.

3. Aer Rianta Cuideachta Phoiblí Teoranta is hereby appointed to carry out the following functions of the Minister as competent authority under the Air Navigation and Transport (Preinspection) Act, 1986 (No. 18 of 1986), and the Agreement made between the Government and the government of the United States which relates to the preinspection in the State of persons (including aircrew) travelling by air to the United States of America, which said Agreement is set out in the schedule to that Act and which was done at Dublin on the 25th day of June, 1986, that is to say:—

( a ) to agree with the Immigration and Naturalization Service as to the preinspection facilities to be provided at Shannon Airport in the county of Clare and to arrange for the provision of such facilities;

( b ) to receive applications from, and enter into such agreements as may be necessary with, any eligible air carrier who wishes to avail of preinspection, which agreements shall specify the terms and conditions under which preinspection will be carried out;

( c ) to consult, whenever necessary, with the Immigration and Naturalization Service on any matter relating to the practical implementation of the arrangements for preinspection at Shannon Airport.

GIVEN under my Official Seal, this 27th day of June, 1986.

JIM MITCHELL,

Minister for Communications.

EXPLANATORY NOTE.

The purpose of this Order is to delegate to Aer Rianta CPT certain functions of the Minister for Communications as competent authority under the Air Navigation and Transport (Preinspection) Act, 1986 , including the Agreement which is scheduled to that Act.