Statutory Instruments

1994 No. 1735

CIVIL AVIATION

The Air Fares (Third Amendment) Regulations 1994

Made

30th June 1994

Laid before Parliament

1st July 1994

Coming into force

1st July 1994

The Secretary of State for Transport, being a Minister designated(1)for the purposes of section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972(2)in relation to matters relating to air transport, in exercise of the powers conferred by that section hereby makes the following Regulations:—

1. These Regulations may be cited as the Air Fares (Third Amendment) Regulations 1994 and shall come into force on 1st Jul 1994.

2. In regulation 2(1) of the Air Fares Regulations 1992(3), in the definition of “the Council Regulation”, for the words “Council Decision 93/453/EEC concerning the amendment of the Agreement between the European Economic Community, the Kingdom of Norway and the Kingdom of Sweden on civil aviation” there shall be substituted the words “the EEA Agreement(4)as amended by the Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No. 7/94 of 21 March 1994(5)”.

3. In regulation 2(1) of the Air Fares Regulations 1992, after the definition of “the Council Regulation”, there shall be inserted the following

“and

“the EEA Agreement” means the Agreement on the European Economic Area signed at Oporto on 2nd May 1992 as adjusted by the Protocol signed at Brussels on 17th March 1993.”.

Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Transport

Mackay of Ardbrecknish

Parliamentary Under Secretary of State,

Department of Transport

30th June 1994

Explanatory Note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations further amend the Air Fares Regulations 1992 by amending the definition of “the Council Regulation” in regulation 2(1) so as to take into account the amendment of the Annexes to the EEA Agreement done by the Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No. 7/94.

(1)

S.I. 1993/2661.

(2)

1972 c. 68. The definition of “the Treaties” in section 1 of the Act was amended by section 1 of both the European Communities (Amendment) Act 1993 (c. 32) and the European Economic Area Act 1993 (c. 51).

(3)

S.I. 1992/2994, amended by S.I. 1993/100 and 1993/3041.

(4)

Cm 2073 and 2183.

(5)

Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No. 7/94 of 21 March 1994 amending Protocol 47 and certain Annexes to the EEA Agreement: OJ No. L160, 28.6.94, p1.