Civil Aviation Act 2012 (c. 19)

PART 1 U.K. Airports

CHAPTER 1 U.K. Regulation of operators of dominant airports

Enforcement of licence conditions U.K.

46 Use of powers under Competition Act 1998 U.K.

(1) Before exercising a power listed in subsection (3), the CAA must consider whether it would be more appropriate to proceed under the Competition Act 1998.

(2) The CAA must not exercise such a power to the extent that it considers that it would be more appropriate to proceed under the Competition Act 1998.

(3) Those powers are—

(a) the power to give a contravention notice under section 31;

(b) the power to give an enforcement order under section 33;

(c) the powers to give and confirm an urgent enforcement order under sections 35 and 36;

(d) the powers to impose penalties under sections 39 and 40.

Commencement Information

I1 S. 46 in force at 6.4.2013 by S.I. 2013/589, art. 2(1)-(3)