PART 1Airports
CHAPTER 1Regulation of operators of dominant airports
Prohibition
4Prohibition: exemption
(1)
This section applies if a person who is the operator of an airport area (“area A”) on a day on which area A becomes a dominant area located at a dominant airport, or part of such an area, does not have a licence in respect of area A on that day.
(2)
For the purposes of section 3, the person is to be treated as having a licence in respect of area A during the preliminary period.
(3)
The preliminary period begins for area A on the day mentioned in subsection (1).
(4)
The preliminary period ends for area A when one of the following occurs—
(a)
a licence is granted to the person in respect of area A or an area that includes all of area A;
(b)
the CAA publishes a notice of its decision to refuse to grant a licence to the person in respect of area A;
(c)
the person ceases to be the operator of area A;
(d)
area A ceases to be a dominant area or part of a dominant area;
(e)
the airport at which area A is located ceases to be a dominant airport.
(5)
If subsection (4)(a), (b), (c) or (d) is satisfied in relation to a part of area A, the preliminary period ends for that part of the area.