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.