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(1) Where it is alleged by an interested person that a foreign aircraft, which is not an aircraft to which section 34 applies and which is making a passage through or over the Republic, infringes in itself or in a part of it, an invention, a design or model which is entitled to protection in the Republic, the relevant authority may, in accordance with the Rules of Court, detain the aircraft until the owner deposits an amount of money or sufficient security in respect of the alleged infringement.

(2) Where an amount is deposited or security is given pursuant to subsection (1), the aircraft shall not, during the continuance or in the course of the passage, be subject to a lien, an arrest, a detention or prohibition whether by an order of a Court or otherwise, in respect of or on account of the alleged infringement.

(3) The amount deposited or the security given shall be agreed between the interested parties or in default of agreement, fixed by the Authority or a person duly authorised on its behalf, and payment of the amount shall be made or secured to the Authority in the manner approved by the Authority.

(4) The amount deposited shall be dealt with in accordance with the procedure prescribed by the Rules of Court, which Rules may provide generally for carrying this section into effect.

(5) For the purposes of this section,

"owner" includes the actual owner of the aircraft;

"passage" includes reasonable landings and stoppages in the course, or for the purposes, of the passage.