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Rh Division 2—UA training and assessment organisations Requirement for UATO approval

25.—(1) A person must not provide any UA pilot licence training or conduct any practical assessment or proficiency check, unless that person is a holder of a UATO approval.

(2) A person who contravenes paragraph (1) shall be guilty of an offence under section 4(3) of the Act.

(3) In a prosecution for an offence under paragraph (2), it is not necessary for the prosecution to prove that the person charged with the offence intended to commit the offence.

Application for or to renew UATO approval

26.—(1) An application for a UATO approval must be made to the Authority in accordance with this regulation.

(2) An application for a UATO approval must—
 * (a) be made at least 2 months (or any shorter period that the Authority may specify in any particular case) before the date on which the UA pilot licence training is to commence or is intended to commence;
 * (b) be made in the form and manner required by the Authority;
 * (c) be accompanied by the relevant fee specified in the Second Schedule; and
 * (d) be accompanied by the following information (in the form of an Operations Manual, a Training Manual, a Quality Manual, or in any other form that the Authority may require):
 * (i) the identity and contact address of the applicant;
 * (ii) the proposed content of the UA pilot licence training;
 * (iii) the qualifications of the applicant to conduct the UA pilot licence training, including the type of training (if any) the applicant has undergone in operating unmanned aircraft;