Section 89, Civil Aviation Act, 2017 for an effective aviation safety and security

(1) A person shall not provide air services unless theperson - (a) holds a licence issued by the Director-General for that purpose under this Act; (b) obtains from the Authority, an operating authorisation in the case of foreign air operators designated under any air service agreement to which Sierra Leone is a party; 78 79 Safety recommendations. Publication of report. Re-opening. Offence. Publici Inquiry. Air transport licences. Report of (c) obtains from the Authority, an approval for use of a foreign registered aircraft by a Sierra Leone licensed air operator; (d) obtains from the Authority, an operating permit for the carrying out of aerial work in Sierra Leone by a foreign based operator. (2) The Authority may issue an air service licence to an applicant only if the applicant - (a) complies with regulations and other requirements of the Authority, including the filing of an insurance policy or self-insurance plan approved by the Authority, sufficient to pay, for bodily injury to, or death of, an individual or for loss of, or damage to, property resulting from the operation or maintenance of the aircraft under the certificate; and (b) is found to be fit, willing, and able to perform properly the transportation covered by the application and to conform to this Act and the rules, regulations, and the standards of the Authority prescribed under this Act. (3) The provisions of subsection (2) are continuing requirements for an air operator with respect to the transportation authorised by the Authority and the licence shall not remain in effect unless the air operator complies with those requirements. (4) A person who undertakes any of the activities specified under this section without a licence, an authorisation, approval or permit commits an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding 25,000 United States Dollars or equivalent in Leones or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 10 years, or to both such fine and imprisonment.