InterpretationI12

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In these Regulations—

  • “address”, in relation to electronic communications, means any number or address used for the purposes of such communications;

  • “air carrier” means any air transport undertaking holding a valid operating licence or equivalent at the latest on 31st January for the following summer season or on 31st August for the following winter season, together with—

    1. a

      for the purposes of regulations 7 and 14 to 19, all other civil aircraft operators; or

    2. b

      for the purpose of regulation 9, other business aviation operators when they operate to a schedule;

  • “air traffic services” has the meaning given in section 98 of the Transport Act 20003;

  • “air traffic services licence, exemption, approval or designation” means, respectively—

    1. a

      a licence or an exemption granted pursuant to Chapter I of Part I of the Transport Act 2000;

    2. b

      an approval granted pursuant to article 100 of the Air Navigation Order 20054; and

    3. c

      a designation issued pursuant to Article 8 of Council Regulation (EC) No. 550/20045;

  • “air traffic services provider” means a person who provides air traffic services pursuant to an air traffic services licence, exemption, approval or designation;

  • “amending regulations” means each of—

    1. a

      Council Regulation (EEC) No. 894/20026amending Council Regulation (EEC) No. 95/937 on common rules for the allocation of slots at Community airports;

    2. b

      Council Regulation (EC) No. 1554/20038 amending Council Regulation (EEC) No. 95/93 on common rules for the allocation of slots at Community airports; F2...

    3. c

      Council Regulation (EC) No. 793/20049 amending Council Regulation (EEC) No. 95/93 on common rules for the allocation of slots at Community airports; F3and

    4. d

      the Airports Slot Allocation (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019;

  • “business aviation” has the meaning given in Article 2(l) of the Council Regulation;

  • “CAA” means the Civil Aviation Authority;

  • “coordinated airport”—

    1. a

      for the purposes of regulations 3(1) and 4(7) and the definition of fully coordinated airport, means an airport where a coordinator has been appointed to facilitate the operations of air carriers operating or intending to operate at that airport, in accordance with the original council regulation; and

    2. b

      for all other purposes, has the meaning given in Article 2(g) of the council regulation;

  • “coordination parameters” has the meaning given in Article 2(m) of the council regulation;

  • “council regulation” means Council Regulation (EEC) No. 95/93 on common rules for the allocation of slots at F4United Kingdom airports, as amended by the amending regulations F5...;

  • F6...

  • “electronic communication” has the meaning given in section 15(1) of the Electronic Communications Act 200013;

  • “enforcement code” means a code adopted by a coordinator or a schedules facilitator pursuant to regulation 18, as amended or modified in accordance with that regulation;

  • “fully coordinated airport” means a coordinated airport where, in order to land or take off, during the periods for which it is fully coordinated, it is necessary for an air carrier to have a slot allocated by a coordinator, in accordance with the original council regulation;

  • “independent reviewer” means a person appointed in accordance with regulation 19;

  • “managing body of an airport” has the meaning given in Article 2(j) of the council regulation and “managing body” shall be construed accordingly;

  • “new entrant” has the meaning given in Article 2(b) of the council regulation;

  • “1993 regulations” means the Airports Slot Allocation Regulations 199314;

  • F1“Olympic coordinated airport” means an airport which is designated, on or after 1st August 2011, as a coordinated airport in accordance with paragraph 6 of Article 3 of the council regulation by reason of the Olympic Games;

  • F1“Olympic Games” means that part of the London Olympics which consist of the Games more particularly described in section 1(1)(a) of the London Olympic Games and Paralympic Games Act 2006;

  • “operative date” means 30th July 2004, being the date on which Council Regulation (EC) No. 793/2004 came into force (except as stated in paragraph 2 of Article 2 of that Regulation);

  • “original committee” means a coordination committee established at a fully coordinated airport prior to the operative date in accordance with Article 5 of the original council regulation and the 1993 regulations and which continues to subsist;

  • “original coordinator” means any person who, prior to the operative date, was appointed as a coordinator in accordance with Article 4 of the original council regulation and the 1993 regulations and whose appointment is still in force;

  • “original council regulation” means the council regulation prior to amendment by Council Regulation (EC) No. 793/2004;

  • “schedules facilitated airport” has the meaning given in Article 2(i) of the council regulation; and

  • “slot” has the meaning given in Article 2(a) of the council regulation.

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Terms defined in paragraph (1) and other terms used in these Regulations shall be construed consistently with equivalent terms defined or used in the council regulation.