S.I. No. 201/1976:

AIR SERVICES AUTHORISATION (AMENDMENT) ORDER, 1976.

AIR SERVICES AUTHORISATION (AMENDMENT) ORDER, 1976.

I, PETER BARRY, Minister for Transport and Power, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by section 7 of the Air Navigation and Transport Act, 1965 (No. 6 of 1965), hereby order as follows:

1. This Order may be cited as the Air Services Authorisation (Amendment) Order, 1976, and shall come into operation on the 6th day of September, 1976.

2. The Air Services Authorisation Order, 1966 ( S.I. No. 95 of 1966 ), is hereby amended by the substitution for Article 3 of the following Article:

"3. Subject to Article 4 of this Order, there are hereby authorised--

( a ) air services consisting of non-stop flights over the territory of the State by aircraft of a Contracting State to the Convention on International Civil Aviation done at Chicago on the 7th day of December, 1944, in transit and not engaged on an international scheduled service, and landings for non-traffic purposes by such aircraft at airports in the State,

( b ) air services consisting of non-stop flights over the territory of the State by aircraft of a Contracting State to the International Air Services Transit Agreement done at Chicago on the 7th day of December, 1944, engaged on an international scheduled service, and landings for non-traffic purposes by such aircraft at airports in the State,

( c ) air services consisting of flights to which the Multilateral Agreement on Commercial Rights of Non-scheduled Air Services in Europe, done at Paris on the 13th day of April, 1956, applies,

( d ) air services operated by persons designated and agreed upon under the provisions of any bilateral agreement made either before or after the coming into operation of this Order between the State and any other state.

( e ) any air service of Aer Lingus, Teoranta, or Aerlínte Éireann, Teoranta, whether commenced before or after the coming into operation of this Order, not included in the preceding sub-paragraphs of this paragraph,

( f ) air services operated to, from or over the territory of the State in pursuance of an authorisation to proceed issued by the Organisation (within the meaning of the Air Navigation (Eurocontrol) Act, 1963 (No. 15 of 1963)),

( g ) air services operated for humanitarian or emergency purposes,

( h ) air services operated for any purpose other than trade or business (including the trade or business of the person operating the service), and

( i ) air services consisting of non-scheduled flights to, from or within the territory of the State by aircraft not exceeding 30,000 lbs (13,620 kgs) maximum authorised weight and not operated for the carriage of passengers, cargo or mail for reward.".

3. The Air Services Authorisation (Amendment) Order, 1975 ( S.I. No. 177 of 1975 ), is hereby revoked.

GIVEN under my Official Seal, this 2nd day of September, 1976.

PETER BARRY,

Minister for Transport and Power.

EXPLANATORY NOTE.

The effect of this Order is to grant a general authorisation for certain air services by aircraft not exceeding 30,000 lbs. (13,620 kgs.) maximum authorised weight.