Civil Aviation Authority but he could say, if pressed, that the
Authority and the Secretary of State on appeal, would have to
deal with the case on the basis of the law existing at the time of
their decisions.
Speaking note
The Government is aisposed to accept this proposal on the grounds
that it deals with a difficulty in the existing law.
The same
The view has been expressed that when an airline from a dependent
territory applies to the Civil Aviation Authority for a licence
to operate a scheduled air service between the United Kingdom and
that territory and British airlines apply at the same time then the
airline from the dependent territory is at a disadvantage.
goes for an airline in an associated state. The assumption is
that the Authority might feel bound to give preference to a British
airline as defined in Section 3(1) of the Civil Aviation Act 1971,
that is to say to an airline "....appearing to have its principal
place of business in the United Kingdom, the Channel Islands or
The Isle of Man and to be controlled by persons who are
United Kingdom nationals.....".
The suggestion was made during Second Reading that the Bill should
be amended in Committee on the lines now proposed and I said that
any proposals would be given the best consideration possible to see
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