Air Navigation and Transport Act 2022

Amendment of section 16 of Act of 1993

59. Section 16 of the Act of 1993 is amended by the insertion of the following subsection after subsection (1):

“(1A) (a) It shall be the duty of the company to provide such assistance and advice as the Minister may require it to provide for the Minister or any other person in connection with any of the Minister’s functions relating to civil aviation.

(b) A requirement under paragraph (a) may be expressed as a continuing requirement in relation to a type of assistance or advice specified in the requirement.

(c) It shall be the duty of the company to give the Minister such information as the Minister may specify and the company has or can reasonably be expected to obtain with respect to such matters relating to it or to civil aviation as the Minister may specify.

(d) It shall be the duty of the company to permit the Minister to have access to all documents which are under its control and relate to matters specified pursuant to paragraph (a), (b) or (c).

(e) The company shall be entitled to recover expenses reasonably incurred by it in providing assistance or advice to the Minister pursuant to this subsection.”.