78.Persons who operate a dominant area at a dominant airport require a licence to levy charges and this section states the requirements on the applicant and the CAA when an application for a licence is made. Subsections (3) and (4) provide that if a person is the operator of an airport area on the day on which the area becomes a dominant area located at a dominant airport, then that person will be treated as having already made and published an application for a licence.