PART 1

Airports
CHAPTER 1

Regulation of operators of dominant airports

Prohibition

Prohibition: exemption
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1
This section applies if a person who is the operator of an airport area (“area A”) on a day on which area A becomes a dominant area located at a dominant airport, or part of such an area, does not have a licence in respect of area A on that day.
2
For the purposes of section 3, the person is to be treated as having a licence in respect of area A during the preliminary period.
3
The preliminary period begins for area A on the day mentioned in subsection (1).
4
The preliminary period ends for area A when one of the following occurs—
a
a licence is granted to the person in respect of area A or an area that includes all of area A;
b
the CAA publishes a notice of its decision to refuse to grant a licence to the person in respect of area A;
c
the person ceases to be the operator of area A;
d
area A ceases to be a dominant area or part of a dominant area;
e
the airport at which area A is located ceases to be a dominant airport.
5
If subsection (4)(a), (b), (c) or (d) is satisfied in relation to a part of area A, the preliminary period ends for that part of the area.