Air Services Charges Regulations (SOR/85-414)

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Air Services Charges Regulations

SOR/85-414

AERONAUTICS ACT

Registration 1985-05-03

Regulations Respecting Charges for Canadian Civil Air Services

The Minister of Transport, pursuant to section 5 of the Aeronautics Act and the Ministerial Regulations Authorization Order, C.R.C., c. 126, hereby revokes the Air Services Fees Regulations made on April 30, 1982Footnote * and makes the annexed Regulations respecting fees for Canadian civil air services, effective May 3, 1985.

Ottawa, May 3, 1985

DON MAZANKOWSKI
Minister of Transport

SHORT TITLE

1. These Regulations may be cited as the Air Services Charges Regulations.

  • SOR/91-85, s. 2.

INTERPRETATION

  • 2. (1) In these Regulations,

    “aircraft in distress”

    “aircraft in distress” means an aircraft that is, or any person on board of which is, threatened by serious or imminent danger and requires immediate assistance; (aéronef en détresse)

    “all-cargo aircraft”

    “all-cargo aircraft”[Repealed, SOR/94-324, s. 1]

    “combi aircraft”

    “combi aircraft”[Repealed, SOR/94-324, s. 1]

    “commercial aircraft”

    “commercial aircraft” means an aircraft operated or available for operation for hire or reward; (aéronef commercial)

    “Department”

    “Department” means the Department of Transport; (ministère)

    “domestic flight”

    “domestic flight” means a flight between points in Canada; (vol intérieur)

    “home-base airport”

    “home-base airport”, in relation to a Member of Parliament, means the airport that serves either the constituency or residential address of the Member of Parliament; (aéroport d’attache)

    “international flight”

    “international flight” means a flight between a point in Canada and a point outside Canada; (vol international)

    “jet aircraft”

    “jet aircraft” means an aircraft that derives its propulsive power from the thrust of high-velocity gases developed by a turbojet or turbofan engine; (aéronef à réaction)

    “landing”

    “landing” means

    • (a) in respect of a fixed-wing aircraft, the touching of the ground by the aircraft on arrival at an airport, and

    • (b) in respect of a helicopter, the touching of the ground by the helicopter on arrival at an airport or the arrival of the helicopter at an airport for the purpose of loading or unloading without touching the ground; (atterrissage)

    “Member of Parliament”

    “Member of Parliament” means a member of the Queen’s Privy Council for Canada who is in receipt of a salary under the Salaries Act, a Member of the Senate of Canada or a Member of the House of Commons of Canada; (membre du Parlement)

    “Minister”

    “Minister” means the Minister of Transport; (ministre)

    “payload”

    “payload”[Repealed, SOR/94-324, s. 1]

    “positioning flight”

    “positioning flight”[Repealed, SOR/94-324, s. 1]

    “private aircraft”

    “private aircraft” means a civil aircraft other than a commercial aircraft or state aircraft; (aéronef privé)

    “seating capacity”

    “seating capacity”, in relation to an aircraft, means the number of passenger seats in the aircraft; (nombre de sièges)

    “state aircraft”

    “state aircraft” means an aircraft, other than a commercial aircraft, owned and operated by the government of any country or the government of a colony, dependency, province, state, territory or municipality of any country; (aéronef d’État)

    “technical landing”

    “technical landing” means a landing of an aircraft made solely to obtain ground services required for the aircraft; (escale technique)

    “trans-oceanic flight”

    “trans-oceanic flight”[Repealed, SOR/85-861, s. 1]

    “turboprop aircraft”

    “turboprop aircraft” means an aircraft that derives most of its propulsive power from the thrust developed by a turbojet engine having a turbine-driven propeller; (aéronef à turbopropulseur)

    “type”

    “type” means the basic design, including any derivatives thereof, of an aircraft for which a type certificate has been issued under the Canadian Aviation Regulations or for which a United States Federal Aviation Administration type certificate has been accepted by the Minister, for the purpose of issuing a certificate of airworthiness pursuant to Part V, Subpart 7, of the Canadian Aviation Regulations; (type)

    “unit load device (U.L.D.)”

    “unit load device (U.L.D.)”[Repealed, SOR/94-324, s. 1]

    “weight”

    “weight”, in relation to an aircraft, means the maximum permissible take-off weight specified in the aircraft’s certificate of airworthiness or in a document referred to in that certificate. (masse)

    • SOR/85-861, s. 1;
    • SOR/86-27, s. 1;
    • SOR/88-120, s. 1;
    • SOR/89-511, s. 1;
    • SOR/91-85, s. 3;
    • SOR/93-487, s. 1;
    • SOR/94-324, s. 1;
    • SOR/96-546, s. 1;
    • SOR/97-258, s. 1.

  • (2) [Repealed, SOR/96-546, s. 1]