S.I. NO. 439 of 2002

Aviation Regulation Act 2001 (Levy) Regulations 2002

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S.I. No. 439 of 2002

Aviation Regulation Act 2001

(Levy) Regulations 2002

The Commission for Aviation Regulation in exercise of the powers conferred on it by section 23 of the Aviation Regulation Act 2001 ( No. 1 of 2001 ) hereby makes the following regulations:

1.         These Regulations may be cited as the Aviation Regulation Act 2001 (Levy) Regulations 2002

2.         In this Regulations --

“appropriate proportion” means the proportion of the total amount of the levy which is due to be paid by the class of undertaking in the levy year;

“groundhandling services” has the meaning assigned to it in the European Communities (Access to the Groundhandling Market at Community Airports) Regulations 1998 (S.I. 505 of 1998);

“Irish registered airlines” means airlines on the Irish Register of Civil Aircraft, operating at Dublin Airport, to which Council Regulation (EEC) No. 95/93 applies;

“levy year” means the period commencing on 27 February 2001 and ending on 31 December 2001;

“operating licence” has the meaning assigned to it in the Air Navigation and Transport Act 1965 (Section 8) Regulations 1993 (S.I. 323 of 1993);

“Schedule” means the Schedule to these Regulations

“State airport” has the meaning assigned to it by No. 24 of 1998 )

3.         These Regulations apply to the classes of undertakings set out in the Schedule.

4.(1)    Levy of €2,245,818 in respect of the levy year is imposed on the classes of undertaking mentioned in column (1), in the appropriate proportions mentioned in column (2) in relation to the matters referred to in column (3), of the Schedule

(2)    Levy shall be payable not later than 30 days (“due date”) from the making of these Regulations.

(3)    Levy shall be paid by direct bank transfer or equivalent instantaneous transfer of funds to the bank account specified by the Commission.

Schedule (Regulation 4(1))

Explanatory Note

(This note is not part of the Instrument and does not purpose to be a legal interpretation.)

This order imposes a levy on certain specified classes of aviation undertakings, for the purpose of meeting expenses properly incurred by the Commission for Aviation Regulation in the discharge of its functions under the Act.