The Operation of Air Services ... Regulations 2009

PART 3 U.K. Access to routes

Competent authority in relation to access to intra-Community air services U.K.

F1 22.  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Textual Amendments

F1 Reg. 22 omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Operation of Air Services (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018 (S.I. 2018/1392), reg. 1(2), Sch. 1 para. 11; 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)

Secretary of State's duty U.K.

23.—(1) The obligation of the Secretary of State, when taking any decision under [F2 Article 16 or 17] of the EC Regulation, to comply with—

(a) the provisions of the applicable Article, and

(b) any enforceable F3 ... obligation applicable to the imposition of a public service obligation concerning a scheduled air service,

is a duty owed to [F4 qualifying air carriers].

(2) A breach of that duty shall be actionable by any [F5 qualifying air carrier] which, in consequence, suffers, or risks suffering, loss or damage.

(3) Any proceedings under this regulation must be brought in the High Court in England, Wales or Northern Ireland, or before the Court of Session in Scotland.

(4) Proceedings under this regulation must be brought promptly and in any event within 3 months from the date when grounds for the bringing of proceedings first arose unless the Court considers that there is good reason for extending the period within which proceedings may be brought.

(5) Subject to paragraph (6), but otherwise without prejudice to any other powers of the Court, in proceedings brought under this regulation the Court may—

(a) by interim order suspend the implementation of any decision taken under [F6 Article 16 or 17]; and

(b) if satisfied that a decision taken by the Secretary of State is in breach of the duty under paragraph (1) do either or both of the following—

(i) order the setting aside of that decision, or

(ii) award damages to an air carrier which has suffered loss or damage as a consequence of the breach.

(6) If the breach of the duty under paragraph (1) occurred in relation to an existing contract to operate services on a route subject to a public service obligation, the Court may only award damages in respect of that breach.

Textual Amendments

F2 Words in reg. 23(1) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Operation of Air Services (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018 (S.I. 2018/1392), reg. 1(2), Sch. 1 para. 12(a)(i); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)

F3 Word in reg. 23(1)(b) omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Operation of Air Services (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018 (S.I. 2018/1392), reg. 1(2), Sch. 1 para. 12(a)(ii); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)

F4 Words in reg. 23(1) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Operation of Air Services (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018 (S.I. 2018/1392), reg. 1(2), Sch. 1 para. 12(a)(iii); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)

F5 Words in reg. 23(2) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Operation of Air Services (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018 (S.I. 2018/1392), reg. 1(2), Sch. 1 para. 12(b); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)

F6 Words in reg. 23(5)(a) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Operation of Air Services (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018 (S.I. 2018/1392), reg. 1(2), Sch. 1 para. 12(c); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)

Restriction on the operation of air services U.K.

24.  Where a public service obligation has been imposed on a route under Article 16(1) of the EC Regulation, a [F7 qualifying air carrier] may only operate a scheduled air service on that route—

(a) in accordance with the obligation, and

(b) in a case where access to that route has been limited under Article 16(9), if it has been selected to operate that route.

Textual Amendments

F7 Words in reg. 24 substituted (31.12.2020) by The Operation of Air Services (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018 (S.I. 2018/1392), reg. 1(2), Sch. 1 para. 13; 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)

Offences U.K.

25.  A [F8 qualifying air carrier] is guilty of an offence if it knowingly or recklessly exercises traffic rights—

(a) on routes within the United Kingdom, between the United Kingdom and Gibraltar F9 ... in breach of regulation 24;

F10 (b) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Textual Amendments

F8 Words in reg. 25 substituted (31.12.2020) by The Operation of Air Services (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018 (S.I. 2018/1392), reg. 1(2), Sch. 1 para. 14(a) (as substituted by S.I. 2019/687, regs. 1(3), 5(3)); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1))

F9 Words in reg. 25(a) omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Operation of Air Services (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018 (S.I. 2018/1392), reg. 1(2), Sch. 1 para. 14(b); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)

F10 Reg. 25(b) omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Operation of Air Services (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018 (S.I. 2018/1392), reg. 1(2), Sch. 1 para. 14(c); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)