Transport Act 2000

7 Licences: provisions. U.K.

(1) A licence may include such provisions as the licence authority thinks are necessary or expedient; and a provision need not relate to services authorised by the licence.

(2) In particular, provision of the following kinds may be included—

(a) provision requiring the licence holder to enter into an agreement for a purpose specified in the licence and provision for determining the terms of the agreement;

(b) provision requiring the licence holder to comply with any requirements imposed at any time (by directions or otherwise) by a person with respect to any matter specified, or of a description specified, in the licence;

(c) provision requiring the licence holder, except in so far as a person consents to its doing or not doing them, not to do or to do such things as may be specified, or of a description specified, in the licence;

(d) provision requiring the licence holder to refer to a person for approval or determination such matters as may be specified, or of a description specified, in the licence.

(3) A reference in subsection (2) to a person is to—

(a) a person specified, or of a description specified, in the licence for the purpose concerned, or

(b) if the licence so provides, a person nominated for the purpose concerned by a person falling within paragraph (a);

and any of those persons may be the licence authority or some other person.

(4) A licence may include provisions requiring a payment on its grant or payments during its currency (or both)—

(a) of an amount or amounts specified in the licence or determined by or under it;

(b) to a person or persons specified in the licence or determined by or under it.

F1 (5) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(6) Such provisions as the licence authority thinks fit may be expressed as conditions.

[F2 (6A) A licence condition may include provision for its modification only if it specifies or describes—

(a) the circumstances in which it may be modified,

(b) the types of modification that may be made, and

(c) the period or periods in which it may be modified.

(6B) If a licence condition includes such a provision, it may be modified in accordance with that provision or in accordance with the provision made by this Chapter about modifying licence conditions.

(6C) A term of a licence may be modified only in accordance with the provision made by this Chapter about modifying terms of a licence.]

(7) The licence authority is the Secretary of State or the CAA (depending on the person to whom it falls to grant the licence).

Textual Amendments

F1 S. 7(5) omitted (29.6.2021) by virtue of Air Traffic Management and Unmanned Aircraft Act 2021 (c. 12), s. 21(3)-(7), Sch. 7 para. 1(2); S.I. 2021/748, reg. 2(j)

F2 S. 7(6A)-(6C) inserted (29.6.2021) by Air Traffic Management and Unmanned Aircraft Act 2021 (c. 12), s. 21(3)-(7), Sch. 7 para. 1(3); S.I. 2021/748, reg. 2(j)

Commencement Information

I1 S. 7 wholly in force at 1.2.2001, see s. 275(1)(2) and S.I. 2001/57, art. 3(1), Sch. 2 Pt. I (subject to the transitional provision and saving in Sch. 2 Pt. II)