Air Navigation and Transport Act, 1965

Restriction on operation of air services.

6.—(1) An air service shall not be operated to, from, within or over the territory of the State unless—

(a) (i) the service is of a kind standing authorised by an order under section 7 of this Act and the service is operated in accordance with the provisions of the order, or

(ii) an authorisation under section 8 of this Act is in force in respect of the service and, if the authorisation contains any provisions or conditions, the service is operated in accordance with those provisions or conditions,

and

(b) in the case of a service to, from or within the territory of the State—

(i) if an order under section 9 of this Act fixing the fares or rates to be charged for the carriage of passengers, cargo and mail on the service is in force, the fares or rates so fixed are charged on the service, and

(ii) if the fares or rates to be charged for the carriage of passengers, cargo and mail on the service stand approved of by the Minister under section 10 of this Act, the fares or rates so standing approved are charged on the service.

(2) Subsection (1) of this section and section 19 of this Act shall come into operation on such day as the Minister may appoint by order.