Grant of approvals or acceptance
182.—(1)  To avoid doubt, an approval or acceptance required by these Regulations that is granted by the Director‑General of Civil Aviation with the approval, under the Air Navigation (119 — Air Operator Certification) Regulations 2018, of the AOC holder’s Operations Manual, Maintenance Control Manual or any other manual, is not an aviation safety instrument.
(2)  Where the Director-General of Civil Aviation is required to grant an approval or acceptance, the application —
(a)must be made by the relevant person in such form and manner as the Director‑General of Civil Aviation may specify; and
(b)must provide such information as the Director‑General of Civil Aviation may require.
(3)  The Director-General of Civil Aviation may grant an approval or acceptance subject to such conditions as the Director‑General of Civil Aviation considers necessary or expedient.
(4)  The Director-General of Civil Aviation may withdraw an approval or acceptance, or impose, add, delete, substitute or modify conditions in respect of any such approval or acceptance if —
(a)the Director-General of Civil Aviation considers such action necessary to ensure compliance with these Regulations or any other relevant aviation safety subsidiary legislation; or
(b)the Director-General of Civil Aviation is satisfied that there is or likely to be a failure to comply with these Regulations or any other relevant aviation safety subsidiary legislation.
(5)  In this regulation, “relevant person” means the employee of an AOC holder who is responsible for applying to the Director‑General of Civil Aviation for a specific approval or acceptance under these Regulations.