AIR SERVICES LICENSING AMENDMENT ACT

NO. 83 OF 1995

[Assented to 28 September, 1995][Date of Commencement: 6 
October, 1995]

(Unless otherwise indicated)

(English text signed by the President)


ACT

To amend the Air Services Licensing Act, 1990, so as to amend 
a definition and to define certain expressions; to delete the 
provision in terms of which the Air Service Licensing Council 
may hold a meeting in camera; to further regulate the operation 
of an air service; to extend the conditions under which a 
licensee has to apply for the amendment of a licence; to further 
regulate the processing of a licence; to further regulate the 
adjudication of an application for a licence or amendment 
thereof; to extend the conditions upon which a licence is issued; 
to provide for the approval of an operations manual; to further 
regulate the duties of the licensee; to provide for the manner in 
which a person may appeal against a decision by the Air Service 
Licensing Council or the Commissioner for Aviation; to further 
regulate certain offences and penalties; and to extend and to 
further regulate the power of the Minister to make regulations; 
and to provide for matters connected therewith.

1.   Amends section l of the Air Services Licensing Act, No. 115 
of l990, as follows:—paragraph (a) substitutes the definition of 
“air service”; paragraph (b) inserts the definitions of 
“authorized officer” and “close corporation”; paragraph (c) 
inserts the definition of “company”; and paragraph (d) inserts 
the definition of “inspector”.

2.   Amends section 8 of the Air Services Licensing Act, No. 
115 of l990, by deleting the proviso to subsection (11).

3.   Substitutes section 12 of the Air Services Licensing Act, 
No. 115 of l990.

4.   Amends section 14 of the Air Services Licensing Act, No. 
115 of l990, as follows:—paragraph (a) substitutes subsection 
(2); and paragraph (b) substitutes subsection (3).

5.   Amends section 15 of the Air Services Licensing Act, No. 
115 of l990, as follows:—paragraph (a) substitutes the words 
preceding the proviso to subsection (2); and paragraph (b) 
substitutes the words preceding the proviso to subsection (3) 
(date of commencement 30 August, 1991).

6.   Amends section 16 of the Air Services Licensing Act, No. 
115 of l990, as follows:—paragraph (a) inserts subsection (3) 
(aA); paragraph (b) substitutes subsection (3) (c); paragraph (c) 
deletes subsection (4) (b); paragraph (d) substitutes subsection 
(4) (d); paragraph (e) substitutes subsection (6); paragraph (f) 
substitutes the words preceding the proviso to sub–section (7); 
and paragraph (g) adds subsections (8) and (9).

7.   Amends section 18 of the Air Services Licensing Act, No. 
115 of l990, by substituting subsection (3).

8.   Amends section 19 of the Air Services Licensing Act, No. 
115 of l990, by deleting the word “and” at the end of paragraph 
(c), and adding paragraph (e).

9.   Amends section 22 of the Air Services Licensing Act, No. 
115 of l990, as follows:—paragraph (a) inserts subsection (1A) 
(date of commencement 30 August, 1991); and paragraph (b) 
substitutes subsection (2).

10.   Amends section 23 of the Air Services Licensing Act, No. 
115 of l990, by substituting subsection (3).

11.   Substitutes section 24 of the Air Services Licensing Act, 
No. 115 of l990.

12.   Amends section 25 (1) of the Air Services Licensing Act, 
No. 115 of l990, by substituting the words following upon 
paragraph (c) (date of commencement 30 August, 1991).

13.   Amends section 26 of the Air Services Licensing Act, No. 
115 of l990, as follows:—paragraph (a) substitutes subsection 
(1) (f); paragraph (b) inserts subsection (1) (fA); para–graph (c) 
adds subsection (1) (h); and paragraph (d) substitutes 
subsection (2) (a) and (b).

14.   Amends section 29 of the Air Services Licensing Act, No. 
115 of l990, as follows:—paragraph (a) substitutes subsection 
(1) (date of commencement 30 August, 1991); and paragraph 
(b) adds subsections (3), (4), (5) and(6).

15.   Short title and commencement of certain provisions.—This 
Act shall be called the Air Services Licensing Amendment Act, 
1995, and sections 5 (b), 9 (a), 12 and 14(a) shall be deemed to 
have come into operation on 30 August 1991.