Part I Air traffic

Chapter IV Charges for air services

Charges

I176 Liability, recovery etc.

1

Liability to pay a charge by virtue of section 73 arises whether or not—

a

the aircraft concerned is registered in the United Kingdom;

b

it is in the United Kingdom when the services concerned are provided;

c

the services concerned are provided from a place in the United Kingdom.

2

A charge payable by virtue of section 73 is recoverable in the United Kingdom wherever it is payable (without prejudice to its recovery elsewhere).

3

A court in any part of the United Kingdom has jurisdiction to hear and determine—

a

a claim for a charge or interest payable by virtue of section 73;

b

a claim, by a person appearing to the court to have an interest in the matter, that a charge which by virtue of that section must be disposed of in a particular way has not been disposed of in that way.

4

Subsection (3) applies even if the person against whom the claim is made is not resident within the court’s jurisdiction.