The Airports (Groundhandling) Regulations 1997

Self-handling

9.—(1) The CAA may, on an application made to it by the managing body of an airport, determine that, at the airport or part of the airport, the right to self-handle in relation to one or more airside services shall be limited for such period as the CAA thinks fit.

(2) A determination made pursuant to paragraph (1) above shall specify—

(a) the airport and, where appropriate, the part of the airport to which it applies;

(b) the airside services to which it relates;

(c) the number of airport users who may exercise the right to self-handle in relation to those services, which shall be no fewer than two for each category of such services;

(d) the airport users who may exercise that right;

(e) the period for which it shall apply; and

(f) save where it is made by virtue of paragraph (5) below, the date on which it takes effect.

(3) The CAA shall choose the airport users who may exercise the right to self-handle on the basis of relevant, objective, transparent and non-discriminatory criteria.

(4) A determination made pursuant to paragraph (1) above shall not take effect earlier than 1st January 1998.

(5) A determination may be made pursuant to paragraph (1) above in relation to an airport appearing to the CAA to be about to become a category C airport.

(6) Save where, by virtue of paragraph (8) below, the determination is deemed not to have been made, where an airport in relation to which a determination has been made by virtue of paragraph (5) above becomes a category C airport, the managing body of that airport shall serve on the CAA notice to that effect.

(7) Subject to paragraphs (4) above and (8) below, a determination made by virtue of paragraph (5) above shall take effect on the date on which the CAA publishes a notice in its Official Record in accordance with paragraph 18 of Schedule 1 to these Regulations.

(8) Where a determination is made by virtue of paragraph (5) above and the CAA has not received from the managing body of the airport within the period of 18 months beginning on the date on which the determination was made a notice in accordance with paragraph (6) above, the determination shall be deemed not to have been made.

(9) Where an application is made pursuant to paragraph (1) above, the provisions of Schedule 1, in so far as they relate to such applications, shall apply.