Section 53, Civil Aviation Act, 2017 for an effective aviation safety and security

(1) The Authority shall assess the safety of air transportoperations by foreign air operators in Sierra Leone. (2) The Director-General may make regulations regarding the safety of operations and surveillance of foreign air operators operating in Sierra Leone. 52 53 State safety programme of prevent flight. Right of access. Safety assessment for foreign air opeartors. (3) The Director-General or any person authorised by him shall have right of access to search a foreign aircraft without unreasonable delay, on landing or departure and to inspect the certificates and other documents prescribed under this Act and regulations made under it relating to the Chicago Convention for the purposes of ensuring that the aircraft is being operated safely. (4) The Director-General may, subject to subsection (5) and where necessary, direct the operator or pilot in command of a foreign aircraft operating within Sierra Leone, not to operate an aircraft where it is unsafe to do so or where the aircraft is likely to be operated in an unsafe manner. (5) The Director-General shall take such steps as are necessary to detain or prevent the flight of such aircraft and to notify the State of registry and the State of the operator as the case may be.