Subject to the following conditions, every aircraft designed or adapted to carry persons in addition to the flight crew is a chargeable aircraft. This paragraph examines the definition of a chargeable aircraft for APD purposes.
General definition of chargeable aircraft
An aircraft is a chargeable aircraft if1:
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•ÌýÌýÌýÌý it is a fixed-wing aircraft designed or adapted to carry persons in addition to the flight crew,
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•ÌýÌýÌýÌý its authorised take-off weight is not less than 5.7 tonnes, and
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•ÌýÌýÌýÌý it is fuelled by kerosene (as defined in Hydrocarbon Oil Duties Act 1979, s 1(8))
The authorised take-off weight of an aircraft is the total weight of
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