Aviation Act 2006

Amendment of Aer Lingus Act 2004.

4.— The Aer Lingus Act 2004 is amended by inserting, after section 7, the following new section:

“Confirmation of certain matters.

7A.— (1) Notwithstanding section 13(2) and the Aer Lingus Act 2004 (Commencement of Certain Provisions) Order 2005—

(a) section 2 (in so far as it relates to section 5(2) of the Air Companies (Amendment) Act 1993 ), and

(b) section 7,

are deemed to have come into operation on 19 August 2004.

(2) Without prejudice to the generality of subsection (1), the issue of shares in Aer Lingus Group public limited company on 20 August 2004 is confirmed and deemed always to have had full effect.

(3) Nothing in this section shall affect any proceedings commenced in any court concerning the validity of the issue of shares in the Company under section 7 where those proceedings were commenced before 8 March 2006.”.