Revised Laws of Saint Lucia (2021)

5.   Regulations

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   (1)   Without prejudice to any other power to make regulations conferred by this Act, the Minister shall by regulations make provision—

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      (a)     for requiring, except in such circumstances, if any, as may be specified in the regulations, publication of notice of the making of any application for the grant, revocation, suspension or variation of an air service licence and for the making of objections or representations with respect to any such application;

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      (b)     as to the persons entitled to be heard by the Board at any meeting to consider the grant, revocation, suspension or variation of any such licence;

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      (c)     for conferring a right to appeal to the Minister from any decision of the Board with respect to any air service licence or any application for such a licence upon the holder of or applicant for the licence and upon such other persons, if any, as may be specified in the regulations, and generally as to such appeals, including in particular provision as to the time by which any such appeal must be made, the other persons, if any, to be made parties thereto, and the liability of any of the parties in respect of costs or expenses incurred in connection therewith;

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      (d)     for the making of representations to the Minister by the Government of the Isle of Man or by the States of Jersey or Guernsey as respects any such decision of the Board as is mentioned in the last foregoing paragraph, and for applying in relation to those representations, with such modifications as the Minister thinks fit, any provision relating to appeals contained in this Act or in any regulations made thereunder;

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      (e)     for requiring the payment to the Board in connection with air service licences or applications relating thereto of such fees determined in such manner as the regulations may with the approval of the Treasury provide.

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   (2)   Without prejudice as aforesaid, the Minister may by regulations make provision—

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      (a)     as to the form and manner in which any application, objection or representation shall be made to the Board;

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      (b)     with respect to the furnishing by persons making an application, objection or representation to the Board of information or documents relevant thereto;

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      (c)     as to the liability of any of the persons heard by virtue of paragraph (b) of subsection (1) of this section at any meeting of the Board in respect of costs or expenses incurred in connection with that hearing;

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      (d)     with respect to the provision by holders of air service licences or air operator's certificates of statistical or other information with respect to their operations to which the licence or certificate relates;

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      (e)     as to the circumstances, if any, in which an air service licence shall or may be transferred or treated as if granted to a person other than the person to whom it was granted;

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      (f)     with respect to the surrender for cancellation or variation of air service licences;

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      (g)     generally as to the procedure of the Board;

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      (h)     for the setting up of regional advisory committees for the purpose of advising the Board on matters relating to their functions under this Act with particular regard to the circumstances and requirements of particular areas, and for the payment by the Minister of travelling or other expenses reasonably incurred by any person as a member of any such committee.

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   (3)   Any power to make regulations conferred by this Act shall include power to make different provision for different circumstances and to make such incidental or supplementary provision as appears to the Minister necessary or expedient for giving effect to the purposes of this Act.

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   (4)   Any power to make regulations conferred on the Minister by this Act shall be exercisable by statutory instrument, and any such instrument shall be subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of either House of Parliament.