Transport Act 2000

[F1PART 2U.K.Intervention in appeal

Application for permission to intervene in appealU.K.

4(1)Where an application is made under paragraph 1 for permission to appeal against a decision, an application for permission to intervene in the appeal may be made to the CMA by another person who would be entitled to appeal against the decision.U.K.

(2)An application for permission to intervene—

(a)may be made before the end of the period of one week beginning with the day of publication of the CMA's decision to grant permission to appeal against the decision;

(b)may be made after the end of that period only with the leave of an authorised member of the CMA.

(3)The applicant must send a copy of the application to the CAA.

(4)The CAA must—

(a)publish the application;

(b)send a copy of the application to the persons listed in sub-paragraph (5) (other than the applicant).

(5)The persons are—

(a)the holder of the licence that is the subject of the appeal;

(b)any other person with a qualifying interest in the decision that is the subject of the appeal;

(c)any owners or operators of aircraft that the CAA considers appropriate;

(d)any owners or managers of prescribed aerodromes that the CAA considers appropriate.

Determination of application for permission to interveneU.K.

5(1)The decision of the CMA on an application for permission to intervene is to be taken by an authorised member of the CMA.U.K.

(2)An authorised member of the CMA may grant permission to intervene in an appeal only if the member is satisfied that allowing the applicant to intervene is necessary or desirable for the proper resolution of the appeal.

(3)The authorised member—

(a)may grant permission to intervene for the purposes of supporting or opposing an appeal;

(b)must make any permission to intervene for the purpose of supporting an appeal subject to conditions preventing the intervener from putting forward new grounds of appeal;

(c)may make permission to intervene subject to other conditions, including conditions which limit the matters that may be raised by the intervener.

(4)An authorised member of the CMA must—

(a)publish the decision on an application for permission to intervene and the reasons for the decision;

(b)send a copy of the decision and reasons to the persons listed in sub-paragraph (5).

(5)Those persons are—

(a)the holder of the licence that is the subject of the appeal;

(b)if the application was made by someone other than the licence holder, the applicant;

(c)any other person with a qualifying interest in the decision that is the subject of the appeal;

(d)any owners or operators of aircraft that the authorised member considers appropriate;

(e)any owners or managers of prescribed aerodromes that the authorised member considers appropriate;

(f)the CAA.

(6)An authorised member of the CMA may exclude from publication under sub-paragraph (4) any information that the member is satisfied is—

(a)commercial information the disclosure of which would or might, in the opinion of the member, significantly harm the legitimate business interests of an undertaking to which it relates, or

(b)information relating to the private affairs of an individual the disclosure of which would or might, in the opinion of the member, significantly harm the individual's interests.]