The Airports Slot Allocation Regulations 2006

The schedules facilitator and the coordinator

4.—(1) The managing body of an airport which is designated as a schedules facilitated airport shall appoint a person as the schedules facilitator for that airport.

(2) The managing body of an airport which is designated as a coordinated airport shall appoint a person as the coordinator for that airport.

(3) No person shall be appointed pursuant to paragraph (1) or paragraph (2) unless that appointment has been approved by the Secretary of State following consultation by him in accordance with paragraph 1 of Article 4 of the council regulation.

(4) No person shall be appointed pursuant to paragraph (2) unless the managing body is satisfied that—

(a) that person’s functions in his capacity as a coordinator are separate or will be separated from the functions of any interested party; and

(b) that person’s activities in his capacity as a coordinator are financed by means of a system that guarantees the coordinator’s independence.

(5) Each coordinator or schedules facilitator shall act in an independent, neutral, non-discriminatory and transparent manner.

(6) The Secretary of State may by written notice served on the managing body of an airport and the coordinator or schedules facilitator for that airport withdraw any approval given pursuant to paragraph (3) if the Secretary of State is satisfied that any breach of paragraph (4) (in the case of a coordinator only) or paragraph (5) has occurred in relation to that person.

(7) Any original coordinator appointed in respect of a coordinated airport shall be deemed to have been duly approved and appointed as the schedules facilitator for that airport in accordance with—

(a) Article 4 of the council regulation; and

(b) this regulation.

(8) Any original coordinator appointed in respect of a fully coordinated airport shall be deemed to have been duly approved and appointed as the coordinator for that airport in accordance with—

(a) Article 4 of the council regulation; and

(b) this regulation.

(9) Any appointment (or deemed appointment) referred to in this regulation shall continue unless and until, following consultation by the Secretary of State in accordance with paragraph 1 of Article 4 of the council regulation, the Secretary of State determines that such appointment shall cease to have effect by written notice served on the—

(a) managing body of the airport to which the appointment relates; and

(b) the schedules facilitator or coordinator for that airport.

(10) If a notice is served in accordance with paragraph (9), an appointment shall cease to have effect at the end of the period specified in that notice but without prejudice to any rights or liabilities acquired or incurred by the—

(a) managing body of the airport to which the appointment relates; and

(b) schedules facilitator or coordinator at that airport.

(11) No person shall act as a schedules facilitator for an airport which is designated (or deemed to have been designated by regulation 3(1)) as a schedules facilitated airport or as a coordinator for an airport which is designated (or deemed to have been designated by regulation 3(2)) as a coordinated airport unless he is either—

(a) duly approved and appointed by virtue of paragraphs (1) to (3); or

(b) deemed to be so duly approved and appointed by virtue of paragraph (7) or paragraph (8).

(12) Any person who contravenes paragraph (11) shall be guilty of an offence.