General aerodrome operating minima
31.—(1)  The pilot-in-command for a flight mentioned in regulation 3(1)(a) or (b) must not use an aerodrome as a departure, destination or alternate aerodrome if the aerodrome operating minima established by the State of the Aerodrome cannot be complied with.
(2)  The pilot-in-command of a helicopter for a flight mentioned in regulation 3(1)(a) or (b) must not conduct any night operation without ground lighting to illuminate the final approach and take‑off area, the runway and any obstacle within the aerodrome unless, before the commencement of the operation, the Director‑General of Civil Aviation granted the pilot‑in‑command permission to conduct the operation without the requisite ground lighting.
(3)  The Director-General of Civil Aviation may grant the permission mentioned in paragraph (2) subject to such conditions as the Director‑General of Civil Aviation considers necessary or expedient to impose.