A person commits an offence if that person—
| (a) |
hinders or obstructs an authorised officer, inspector or authorised person in the exercising of his or her powers or the performance of his or her duties; |
| (b) |
when called upon by an authorised officer, inspector or authorised person to do so, refuses or fails to give his or her name and address, or gives a false name or address; |
| (c) |
obstructs or impedes any other person acting in the exercising or performance of any privileges, powers or duties conferred on such other person by or under the regulations; |
| (d) |
makes or causes to be made, either orally or in writing— |
| (i) |
any fraudulent, misleading or false statement for the purpose of obtaining any licence, rating, certificate, permit, approval, authorisation, exemption or other document in terms of the regulations; |
| (ii) |
any fraudulent, misleading or false entry in any logbook, record or report which is required to be kept, maintained, made or used to show compliance with any provision of the regulations; |
| (e) |
falsifies, counterfeits, alters, defaces or mutilates, or adds anything to, any licence, rating, certificate, permit, approval, authorisation, exemption or other document issued in terms of the regulations; |
| (f) |
does or causes, or permits to be done or caused, any act contrary to, or fails to comply with, any provision of the regulations, or a direction given or a prohibition made or a condition imposed or a rule, order or directive made in terms thereof; |
| (g) |
exercises a privilege granted by, or uses, any licence, rating, certificate, permit, approval, authorisation, exemption or other document issued under the regulations, of which he, she or it is not the holder; |
| (h) |
unless otherwise authorised in the regulations, permits a licence, rating, certificate, permit, approval, authorisation, exemption or other document issued under the regulations, of which he, she or it is the holder, to be used, or a privilege granted thereby, to be exercised, by any other person; |
| (i) |
operates or attempts to operate any aircraft in respect of which no valid certificate of registration and valid certificate of airworthiness have been issued; |
| (j) |
commits any act, whether by interference with any flight crew member, ATS personnel member or AME, by tampering with any aircraft, or any part thereof, or by disorderly conduct or otherwise, which is likely to endanger the safety of any aircraft or its occupants; |
| (k) |
without the permission of an aerodrome or heliport operator, enters any place within the boundaries of a licensed aerodrome or heliport which has been closed to the public; |
| (l) |
gives false information pertaining to the investigation of any aviation accident or incident; and |
| (m) |
contravenes any provision of the Act and these Regulations. |
South African Airways Act, 2007
