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Air Navigation and Transport Act, 1946

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Number 23 of 1946.

AIR NAVIGATION AND TRANSPORT ACT, 1946.

ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS

PART I.

Preliminary and General.

Section

1.

Short title and collective citation.

2.

Interpretation.

3.

Application to State aircraft.

4.

Saving for lighthouse authorities.

5.

General provisions in relation to orders made by the Minister.

6.

Regulations and directions.

7.

Expenses.

PART II.

Provisions in Relation to Chicago Convention.

8.

Coming into operation of the Chicago Convention.

9.

Power to give effect to the Chicago Convention.

10.

Power to apply Chicago Convention to internal flying.

11.

Special provisions which may be made by order of the Minister.

12.

Power to compel compliance when aircraft disobeys signals.

13.

Penalties.

14.

Fees on certificates and licences.

15.

Expenses of International Civil Aviation Organisations.

16.

Detention of aircraft.

17.

Exemption in respect of infringements of patents, etc., by certain foreign aircraft.

PART III.

Miscellaneous Amendments of the Principal Act.

18.

Transfer to Minister of powers of Government under sections 10, 11, 12 and 63 of the Principal Act, and consequential amendment of section 5 of the Principal Act.

19.

Amendment of section 79 of the Principal Act.

PART IV.

Provisions in Relation to Aer Rianta, Teoranta.

20.

Definitions for purposes of Part IV.

21.

Increase of capital of the Company.

22.

Power of Minister for Finance to acquire new shares by subscription and to underwrite issue of shares.

23.

Provisions in respect of new shares held by the Minister for Finance.

24.

Advances of moneys out of the Central Fund.

25.

Extension of objects of the Company.

26.

Directors.

27.

Alteration of memorandum and articles of association of the Company.

PART V.

Provisions in Relation to Aer Lingus, Teoranta.

28.

Alteration of memorandum of association of Aer Lingus, Teoranta.

Acts Referred to

Air Navigation and Transport Act, 1936

No. 40 of 1936

Air Navigation and Transport (Amendment) Act, 1942

No. 10 of 1942

Industrial and Commercial Property (Protection) Act, 1927

No. 16 of 1927

Industrial and Commercial Property (Protection) (Amendment) Act, 1929

No. 13 of 1929

Air Navigation and Transport (Amendment) Act, 1942

No. 16 of 1942

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Number 23 of 1946.

AIR NAVIGATION AND TRANSPORT ACT, 1946.

AN ACT TO ENABLE EFFECT TO BE GIVEN TO THE CONVENTION ON INTERNATIONAL CIVIL AVIATION OPENED FOR SIGNATURE AT CHICAGO ON THE 7th DAY OF DECEMBER, 1944, TO AMEND THE AIR NAVIGATION AND TRANSPORT ACT, 1936 , TO PROVIDE FOR CERTAIN MATTERS IN RELATION TO AER RIANTA, TEORANTA AND AER LINGUS, TEORANTA, AND TO PROVIDE FOR OTHER MATTERS (INCLUDING THE CHARGING OF FEES) CONNECTED WITH THE MATTERS AFORESAID. [31st July, 1946.]

BE IT ENACTED BY THE OIREACHTAS AS FOLLOWS:—