Civil Aviation Act 2010 · As enacted · Chapter II · Appointment of Service Providers
6. Appointment of Service Providers
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For the purpose of providing the aeronautical services specified in section 31 of this Act, the Minister in consultation with the Authority may, subject to the provisions of subsection (3), appoint by Order published in the Gazette, any person or persons, to be a Service Provider
(hereinafter referred to as “Service Provider”) subject to such terms and conditions as may be specified in such Order.
The terms and conditions specified in the Order made under subsection (1) may be amended from time to time by a subsequent Order made in that behalf by the Minister in consultation with the Authority. It shall be the duty of a
Service Provider whose terms and conditions are so amended by such Order, to comply with the same.
The following provisions shall apply in regard to the appointment of Service Providers by the Minister under subsection (1) :—
the Statutory Service Provider shall be appointed as the Service Provider for the purpose of providing the aeronautical services specified in:—
paragraph (a) of section 31 and for the provision of aeronautical services specified in paragraphs (c) and (d) of that section at any
International Aerodrome referred to in paragraph (a) ; and
paragraphs (e), (f), (g) and (h) of section 31 ;
where the Statutory Service Provider consents to be appointed to provide in respect of any particular
Aerodrome the aeronautical services specified in paragraph (b) of section 31, appoint such Statutory
Service Provider, as the Service Provider to provide those aeronautical services and the aeronautical services specified in paragraphs (c) and (d) of that section, in respect of those Aerodromes;
appoint any other Service Provider to provide in respect of any particular Aerodrome the aeronautical service specified in paragraph (b) of section 31, other than those in respect of which the Statutory
Service Provider was appointed as the Service
Provider under paragraph (b);
not more than one Service Provider shall be appointed in respect of a particular Aerodrome, for the provision of the aeronautical services specified in paragraphs (c) and (d) of section 31; and
appoint a Service Provider which is a public corporation or a company in which the Government holds a majority of shares, for providing the aeronautical services specified in paragraphs (i), (j), (k), (l) or (m) of section 31 at any Aerodrome specified in paragraphs (a) and (b) of that section:
Provided that where a Service Provider appointed under this paragraph does not consent to provide the aeronautical services referred to therein at any Aerodrome specified in paragraph (a) or (b) of section 31, the Minister may appoint any other Service Provider to provide the aeronautical services referred to in this paragraph .
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