61A. Validation of licences of foreign Aircraft Maintenance Engineers – When a licence to an Aircraft Maintenance Engineer has been granted by the duly competent authority in any Contracting State and is for the time being in force, the Central government may, subject to such conditions and limitations and for such period as it thinks fit, confer on such licence the same validity for the purpose of maintaining/certifying aircrafts registered in India as if it had been granted under these rules and a licence so validated shall be subject to provisions of rule 19, rule 19A and sub-rule(15) of rule 61.
Note:- For the purpose of this rule, foreign aircraft falling under sub-rule(3) of rule 1 shall be deemed as aircraft registered in India and Indian aircraft falling under sub-rule(4) of rule 1 shall be deemed as aircraft not registered in India.
[Amended by GSR No. 156 [Inserted vide GSR No. 399 dated 18-7-2001 and amended vide GSR No 150(E) dated 04-03-2009 and GSR No. 832(E) dated 30-06-2017]