(1) This regulation applies to the person responsible for continuing airworthiness for an aircraft that is authorised to operate under an AOC or a large aircraft if:
(a) an instruction for continuing airworthiness, issued by a person mentioned in subregulation (2), applies to the aircraft, or the aircraft's engine or propeller; and
(b) the instruction requires maintenance to be carried out on the aircraft, aircraft engine or propeller; and
(c) the person is not required, by another provision of these Regulations or by an airworthiness directive, to comply with the instruction.
Example: A service bulletin that is not mentioned in an airworthiness directive.
(2) For paragraph (1)(a), the persons are the following:
(a) the type certificate holder or foreign type certificate holder for the aircraft, aircraft engine or propeller;
(b) the supplemental type certificate holder or foreign supplemental type certificate holder for the aircraft, aircraft engine or propeller.
(3) The person must, within the time specified in the instruction:
(a) ensure that the instruction is complied with; or
(b) record, in writing, in the continuing airworthiness records system for the aircraft:
(i) information identifying the instruction; and
(ii) the reason for not complying with the instruction.
Note: Under regulation 42.110, failure to comply with this
regulation is an offence.