Statutory Instruments

S.I. NO. 695 of 2003

Aviation Regulation Act 2001 (Levy No. 4) Regulations 2003

PUBLISHED BY THE STATIONERY OFFICE

DUBLIN

S.I. NO. 695 of 2003

Aviation Regulation Act 2001 (Levy No. 4) Regulations 2003

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 No. 4) Regulations 2003

2.         In this Regulations --

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

“category A licence” means an operating licence to which Article 5(7) (a) of Council Regulation 2407/92 does not apply;

“category B licence” means an operating licence to which Article 5(7) (a) of Council Regulation 2407/92 applies;

“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 1 January 2004 and ending on 31 December 2004;

“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);

“quarter” means a period of three months ending on 31 March, 30 June, 30 September, or 31 December;

“Schedule” means the Schedule to these Regulations

“slot” has the meaning assigned to it in Council Regulation (EEC) No. 95/93;

“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)   A Levy in respect of the levy year is hereby 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)   That portion of Levy which is in respect of airport charges and aviation terminal services charges shall be payable in quarterly installments on the basis of invoices issued by the Commission on the first day of each quarter in the levy year.

(3)   That portion of Levy which is in respect of slot co-ordination shall be payable in one installment on the basis of invoices issued by the Commission in the first quarter of the levy year.

(4)   Levy shall be payable not later than 30 calendar days from the date of the invoice.

(5)   Levy referred to in subsection (2) and subsection (3) shall be payable by direct bank transfer or equivalent instantaneous transfer of funds to the bank account specified by the Commission.

(6)   That portion of Levy which is in respect of monitoring the activities of air carriers and groundhandling suppliers shall be payable as appropriate, in advance, by the members of the relevant class of undertaking.

(7)   That portion of Levy which is in respect of new applications for air carrier operating licences and groundhandling approvals; reviews of air carrier operating licences; renewals of groundhandling approvals, and applications for amendments to groundhandling approvals, shall be payable as appropriate, in advance, by the members of the relevant class of undertaking.

Schedule ( Regulation 4 )

Explanatory Note

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

These Regulations impose 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 Aviation Regulation Act 2001 .