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Regulation 2
1. This Scheme may be cited as The Financial Assistance (Coronavirus) (Airports) (Northern Ireland) Scheme 2020.
Commencement Information
I1Sch. para. 1 in operation at 21.12.2020, see reg. 1
2. In this Scheme:
“airport” means either of the airports mentioned in clause 3.
“Department” means the Department of Finance.
“monthly losses” for an airport means monthly losses for the airport as demonstrated by the airport operator’s standard company accounts in relation to ‘designated revenues’ and ‘designated costs’ for the airport.
Commencement Information
I2Sch. para. 2 in operation at 21.12.2020, see reg. 1
3. Support under this Scheme is to be provided to Belfast International Airport and Belfast City Airport by means of the provision of financial assistance to the respective operators.
Commencement Information
I3Sch. para. 3 in operation at 21.12.2020, see reg. 1
4.—(1) Support is to be provided to each airport in two packages, as follows:
(a)under package one, for the period beginning on 1 September 2020 and ending on 31 December 2020;
(b)under package two, for the period beginning on 1 January 2021 and ending on 31 March 2021.
(2) However, the total sum provided as support, under both packages combined, [F1is not to exceed £10,030,000.00] .
Textual Amendments
F1Words in Sch. para. 4(2) substituted (31.3.2021) by The Financial Assistance (Coronavirus) (Airports) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2021 (S.R. 2021/90), regs. 1, 3
Commencement Information
I4Sch. para. 4 in operation at 21.12.2020, see reg. 1
5.—(1) Support under package one for each airport in each of the 4 months September, October, November and December 2020 is to be no more than 70% of the monthly losses or estimated monthly losses for the airport for each month disclosed in the operator’s accounts.
(2) However, the sum provided as support for either airport under package 1 is not to exceed the following amounts:
(a)to Belfast International Airport — £1.9m;
(b)to Belfast City Airport — £2.1m.
Commencement Information
I5Sch. para. 5 in operation at 21.12.2020, see reg. 1
6. Support under package two for each airport in each of the 3 months January, February and March 2021 is to be limited to the monthly losses or estimated monthly losses for the airport for each month disclosed in the operator’s accounts, within the prevailing State aid parameters for that period, and at a level to be agreed by the Minister for Finance.
Commencement Information
I6Sch. para. 6 in operation at 21.12.2020, see reg. 1
7. Support for an airport is not transferable between months or between support packages.
Commencement Information
I7Sch. para. 7 in operation at 21.12.2020, see reg. 1
8. The continuation of support to an airport under either package is conditional on the airport’s operator complying with the following conditions:
(a)that the airport’s operator makes no staff of the airport redundant during a support period;
(b)that the airport’s operator does not pay a dividend to its shareholders, or make any divestment to its shareholders, during the period from when support begins and ending on 5th April 2022;
(c)that the operator provides the Department, on request, with copies of its audited accounts, certified by the operators auditor, and Department of Finance representatives as necessary, as true copies;
(d)that each airport remains open and maintains a level of service agreed between the airport’s operator and the Department.
Commencement Information
I8Sch. para. 8 in operation at 21.12.2020, see reg. 1
9.—(1) The Department may terminate the provision of support to either airport under either package at any time by giving 14 days’ written notice to the airport’s operator.
(2) In particular, the Department may terminate the provision of support to either airport if that airport returns to profitability within a support period.
Commencement Information
I9Sch. para. 9 in operation at 21.12.2020, see reg. 1
10. The Department may recover from the operator of either airport the amount of any support provided to the airport under this scheme if:
(a)the airport is sold within one year after the support of it under this Scheme ends (whether or not by being terminated under clause 9); or
(b)the Minister for Finance is satisfied that any accounts provided to the Department for the purposes of this Scheme were falsified or otherwise materially in error.
Commencement Information
I10Sch. para. 10 in operation at 21.12.2020, see reg. 1
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