Section 93, Civil Aviation Act, 2017 for an effective aviation safety and security

(1) A foreign air operator shall not engage in commercialair transport within Sierra Leone unless there is in force an air service licence issued by the Authority for that purpose. (2) Application for a licence shall be made in writing to the Authority but addressed to the Director-General and shall be in such formand contain such information as the Authority shall require. (3) The Authority shall issue a licence if it finds that – (a) the applicant is fit, willing, and able properly to perform international commercial air transport and to conform to the provisions of this Act and the rules, regulations, and standards of the Authority prescribed pursuant to this Act; (b) the applicant is qualified, and has been esignated by its government, to perform international commercial air transport under the terms of an agreement with Sierra Leone; (c) the transportation will be in the public interest; and (d) complies with regulations or orders of the Authority governing the filing of an insurance policy or self-insurance plan approved by the Minister which is 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 licence. (4) The provisions of paragraph (c) of subsection (3) 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 foreign air operator complies with such requirements.