3.—(1) Regulation 2 of the Civil Aviation (Allocation of Scarce Capacity) Regulations 2007(1) is amended as follows.
(2) In the definition of “air service agreement”—
(a)for “a third country” substitute “another country”; and
(b)omit the words from “which is described” to the end.
(3) For the definition of “qualifying carrier” substitute—
““qualifying carrier”, in relation to a capacity constrained route, means—
an undertaking which has been granted an air transport licence in accordance with section 65 of the Act,
a UK air carrier as defined in section 69A(8) of the Act, or
any other air carrier authorised in accordance with an air service agreement to operate services on that route as an airline of the United Kingdom;”.
(4) Omit the definition of “third country”.
4. The Operation of Air Services in the Community Regulations 2009(2) are amended in accordance with Schedule 1.
5.—(1) The Operation of Air Services in the Community (Pricing etc.) Regulations 2013(3) are amended as follows.
(2) In the title and in regulation 1 omit “in the Community”.
(3) Omit regulation 28.
6.—(1) The Air Navigation Order 2016(4) is amended as follows.
(2) Omit article 250(6)(a).
(3) In article 252—
(a)in the heading, for “an EEA state” substitute “the United Kingdom”; and
(b)omit paragraph (2)(a).
(4) In article 260(2), for “a country which is outside the European Economic Area” substitute “another country”.
(5) In the entry for Article 252, in the table in Schedule 13, Part 3, Chapter 1, for “an EEA state” substitute “the United Kingdom”.
S.I. 2009/41, amended by S.I. 2009/3015, S.I. 2011/1043 and S.I. 2013/486.
S.I. 2013/486, amended by S.I. 2014/549.
S.I. 2016/765, to which there are amendments not relevant to these Regulations.