An Act to make further provision for assistance by way of grants or loans in connection with air services serving the Highlands and Islands, and for connected purposes.
[3rd April 1980]
Commencement Information
I1Act not in force at Royal Assent; Act wholy in force at 15.12.1980 see s. 5
(1)For the purposes of establishing, maintaining and improving air services serving the Highlands and Islands, the Secretary of State may assist, in accordance with the provisions of this Act, persons who provide or propose to provide such services.
(2)The Secretary of State may, with the consent of the Treasury, make advances, out of moneys provided by Parliament, either by way of grant or loan, or partly in one of those ways and partly in the other, on such terms and conditions as he considers expedient, to any such person as aforesaid; and in the case of a grant, the terms and conditions may include provisions for repayment in whole or in part in specified circumstances.
(3)Any moneys received by the Secretary of State by virtue of this section shall be paid into the Consolidated Fund.
Any expenses of the Secretary of State incurred in consequence of the provisions of this Act shall be defrayed out of moneys provided by Parliament.
In this Act—
[F1“air services” means air transport services, other than international air services, operating–
(a)in accordance with a licence granted under section 22 of the Civil Aviation Act 1971 or section 65 of the Civil Aviation Act 1982 or under the authority of an instrument made under section 21(2) of the said Act of 1971 or section 64(2) of the said Act of 1982, or
(b)in exercise of traffic rights permitted by virtue of Council Regulation 2408/92 on access for Community air carriers to intra-Community air routes F2(as that Regulation has effect in accordance with Council Decision 93/453/EEC concerning the amendment of the Agreement between the European Economic Community, the Kingdom of Norway and the Kingdom of Sweden on civil aviation).] and
[F3 “the Highlands and Islands” means that area within or in relation to which the functions of the Highlands and Islands Development Board may be exercised by virtue of subsection (2) of section 1 of the M1Highlands and Islands Development (Scotland) Act 1965.]
[F3“the Highlands and Islands” shall be construed in accordance with section 21(1) of the Enterprise and New Towns (Scotland) Act 1990.]
Textual Amendments
F1S. 3: definition of 'air services' substituted (1.1.1994) by S.I. 1993/3040, art. 4
F2O.J. No. L 240, 24.8.92, p. 8.
F3Definition commencing “ “the Highlands and Islands” shall be construed” substituted (1.4.1991) for definition commencing “ “the Highlands and Islands” means that area” by Enterprise and New Towns (Scotland) Act 1990 (c. 35, SIF 64), s. 38(1), Sch. 4 para. 9
Marginal Citations
Textual Amendments
(1)This Act may be cited as the Highlands and Islands Air Services (Scotland) Act 1980.
(2)This Act shall come into operation on the 15th of December 1980.
(3)This Act extends to Scotland only.