Section 48 Civil Aviation Act 2022

Section 48 of the Civil Aviation Act 2022 is about Right of access for inspection. It is under Part VII (Powers of the Authority to Control and Regulate Civil Aviation) of the Act.

(1) The Authority shall have free, unrestricted, unobstructed and unlimited access to all civil aviation personnel, documents, aircraft, aerodrome, aviation facilities, to inspect aircraft, aircraft manufacturers and maintenance facilities or organisations, training facilities including simulators, and other appliances designed for use in air transportation, as may be necessary to enable the Authority to determine the issuance or granting of a certificate of registration or approval to such aircraft, aerodrome, aircraft manufacturer and maintenance facility or organisation and other applicable appliances, and for the purpose of exercising its powers and carrying out its functions under this Act and regulations made under it.

(2) The Authority shall have free, unrestricted, unhindered, unobstructed and unlimited access to enter any aircraft registered or operating in Nigeria for the purpose of inspecting any security procedure.

(3) The Authority shall have free, unrestricted, unhindered, unobstructed and unlimited access to require an aircraft operator, aerodrome operator or occupier of land outside an aerodrome used for business purposes connected with the aerodrome to provide information relevant to any audit, inspection, survey, test or investigation.

(4) The Authority shall have free, unrestricted, unhindered, unobstructed and unlimited access to relevant security documentation and records connected with air transportation and to interview any person for the purpose of assessing the standard of security or the implementation of security procedures.