Part I Air traffic

Chapter I Air traffic services

Restrictions

I17 Licences: provisions.

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.

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6

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

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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).