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1. WE HAVE HEARD THAT DOT HAS RECOMMENDED TO THE SECRETARY OF
STATE FOR TRADE THAT THE DEFINITION OF **BRITISH AIRLINE'' IN SECTION 3(1) OF THE CIVIL AVIATION ACT 1971 SHOULD BE AMENDED SO AS TO REMOVE THE PREJUDICE FROM AIRLINES SUCH AS CPA. APPARENTLY AN AMENDING BILL IS TO BE INTRODUCED IN PARLIAMENT ON 23 OCTOBER. OBVIOUSLY WE DO NOT KNOW THE CONTENTS OF THE BILL AND NOR DO WE KNOW WHETHER THE MINISTER (LET ALONE PARLIAMENT) FAVOURS AMENDING
THE DEFINITION, WE UNDERSTAND THE BILL WILL BE IN DRAFT BY
10 OCTOBER.
2. CLEARLY FROM OUR POINT OF VIEW IT IS DESIRABLE THAT THE
AMENDMENT BE MADE FOR ALTHOUGH IT WOULD NOT BECOME LAW UNTIL
PROBABLY EASTER 1980, THE EXISTENCE OF AN AMENDING SECTION WOULD
PROVIDE THE CAA WITH SUPPORT FOR A POSSIBLE RIDER TO ITS
DECISION TO THE EFFECT THAT, HAD THE BILL BEEN ENACTED PRIOR TO THE HEARING, IT (THE CAA) WOULD HAVE FAVOURED CPA. IN ADDITION,
AND MORE IMPORTANT, SUCH AN AMENDMENT WOULD PROVIDE TO THE
SECRETARY OF STATE FOR TRADE THE JUSTIFICATION, WHICH WE HOPE HE
WILL SEEK, EITHER:
A. PREFERABLY TO MAKE NOW THE DIRECTIONS WHICH WE HAVE SOUGHT OR
B. AT LEAST TO INTERVENE AFTER THE HEARING BY MAKING A DIRECTION, OR OTHERWISE FAVOURING CPA ON APPEAL IF THAT IS APPROPRIATE IN VIEW OF THE EVIDENCE AS TO THE RESEPCTIVE ABILITIES OF THE