(6) The pilot of an aircraft destined for a place outside Swaziland shall not cause or
permit the aircraft to depart from any place of entry or duty airport without first obtaining from
the controller a certificate of clearance or transire for the intended flight and the pilot shall not
after departure land at any place in Swaziland other than a place of entry or a duty airport
unless forced to do so by stress of weather, accident or other circumstances beyond his control. (Amended A.5/1991.)
(7) If an aircraft in respect of which a clearance has been issued at any place in terms
of this section does not depart from such place within thirty-six hours of the time when such
clearance was issued, or within such further time as the controller may allow, such clearance
shall lapse and the pilot shall obtain fresh clearance before causing or permitting the aircraft
to depart.
(8) If any report required by this section is found to be in any way incomplete or incorrect, the controller may, if he is satisfied that there was no fraudulent intention, permit the pilot to amend it.
(9) The pilot of an aircraft may, with the permission of the Commissioner and subject to
such conditions as he may impose, retain on board goods consigned to any airport for landing at any other airport or land such goods at any airport to which they were not consigned.
(10)The Commissioner may. subject to such conditions as he may impose, exempt any
aircraft or any class or kind of aircraft from all or any of the provisions of this section.
Boarding and searching of aircraft.
7. (1) The controller may board any aircraft arriving at any airport in Swaziland and stay
on board unhindered for as long as he deems necessary for the proper performance of his
duties.
(2) The controller shall have free access to and the right to rummage in every part of
such aircraft, to examine all goods on board, to mark any goods before landing, and to lock
up, seal, mark or otherwise secure any goods on board such aircraft, including its radio and
other apparatus and may demand from the pilot thereof the production of any document to
which this Act relates.
(3) If any lock, seal or mark placed upon goods on board any aircraft by the controller
under this section is wilfully opened, broken, obliterated or altered, or if any goods which
have been locked, sealed, marked or otherwise secured under this section are removed
without the consent of the controller, the pilot of such aircraft shall be guilty of an offence unless he proves that it was not possible for him to have prevented the act in question.
Sealing of goods on board aircraft.
8.
(1) For the purposes of this section “sealable goods” means —