2Commencement

2 Commencement

  These Regulations commence as follows:

 (a) on gazettal — regulations 1, 2 and 3, and Schedule 1;

 (b) on 1 October 2000 — regulations 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8, and Schedules 2 and 3.

3 Amendment of Civil Aviation Regulations 1998 commencing on gazettal

  Schedule 1 amends the Civil Aviation Regulations 1998.

4 Amendment of Civil Aviation Regulations 1998 and Civil Aviation Regulations 1988 commencing on 1 October 2000

 (1) Schedule 2 amends the Civil Aviation Regulations 1998.

 (2) Schedule 3 amends the Civil Aviation Regulations 1988.

5 Transitional — Australian aircraft marked in accordance with CAR 1988

  Despite Part 45 of CAR 1998, an Australian aircraft registered before the commencement of this regulation need not bear markings that comply with that Part until it is repainted if, until then, the aircraft bears nationality marks and registration marks in accordance with Division 7 of Part 3 of CAR 1988 (as in force immediately before the commencement of this regulation).

6 Transitional — aircraft registered under CAR 1988

 (1) An aircraft whose registration under CAR 1988 was current immediately before the commencement of this regulation is taken to be registered under Part 47 of CAR 1998.

 (2) Its registration may be cancelled under Part 47 of CAR 1998.

 (3) If its registration under CAR 1988 was for a particular period, its registration, unless sooner cancelled, remains in force until the end of that period.

 (4) The certificate of registration, or a copy of the certificate of registration, issued under CAR 1988 for the aircraft is taken to be a certificate of registration, or a copy of such a certificate, issued under Part 47 of CAR 1998.

 (5) Also, the person who was the holder of the aircraft’s certificate of registration immediately before this regulation commenced (within the meaning of CAR 1988 as in force at that time) is taken, for CAR 1998, to be the aircraft’s registration holder.