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Minister may review regulation of airport charges by Commission
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100. The Act of 2001 is amended by the insertion of the following section after section 33:
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“33A. (1) The Minister may, at any time, carry out a review of the regulation of airport charges by the Commission under this Act.
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(2) Before carrying out a review under subsection (1), the Minister shall publish a notice setting out—
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(a) that the Minister proposes to carry out a review of the regulation of airport charges, and
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(b) that submissions in respect of the review may be made to the Minister in writing before a date specified in the notice (being not less than one month from the date of publication of the notice).
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(3) When carrying out a review under subsection (1), the Minister shall—
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(a) consider any submissions made to the Minister under subsection (2)(b),
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(b) consider the most recent report prepared by the Commission under section 8B, if applicable,
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(c) have regard to the policies of the Government on aviation,
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(d) assess the effectiveness of the regulation of airport charges by the Commission under this Act, and
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(e) make recommendations to the Government on legislative change or any other policy matters concerning the regulation of airport charges, as appear to the Minister to be appropriate as a result of the review.
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(4) As soon as may be following the completion of a review under this section, the Minister shall prepare a report setting out the findings of the review.
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(5) The Minister shall submit a copy of the report under subsection (4) to the Government and the Minister shall cause a copy of the report to be laid before each House of the Oireachtas as soon as may be after it is approved by the Government.
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(6) After the report has been laid before each House of the Oireachtas, the Minister shall arrange for the report to be published on the internet.”.
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