(1) In these Regulations, unless the contrary intention appears:
"foreign type certificate" , for an aircraft, aircraft engine or propeller:
(a) means a certificate (however described) for the aircraft, aircraft engine or propeller that is issued by the national aviation authority of a foreign country and is equivalent to a type certificate; but
(b) does not include a certificate (however described) for the aircraft, aircraft engine or propeller that is issued by the national aviation authority of a foreign country solely on the basis of a certificate (however described) for the aircraft, aircraft engine or propeller that is issued by the national aviation authority of another country and is equivalent to a type certificate.
"type certificate" , for an aircraft, aircraft engine or propeller, means a type certificate issued by CASA under regulation 21.013A or 21.029 certifying that the aircraft, aircraft engine or propeller meets the airworthiness standard mentioned for it in the certificate.
(2) In these Regulations, except in this Subpart, a reference to a type certificate , or foreign type certificate , for an aircraft, aircraft engine or propeller, includes a reference to the type design, the operating limitations, the type certificate data sheet, the applicable airworthiness standards with which the certificate records compliance, and any other conditions or limitations prescribed for the aircraft, aircraft engine or propeller under these Regulations.
Source FARs section 21.41 modified.