Air Navigation and Transport (Indemnities) Act, 2001
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Interpretation. |
1.—(1) In this Act, except where the context otherwise requires— | |
“aerodrome” has the same meaning as it has in the Air Navigation and Transport Act, 1936 ; | ||
“airline licensed in the State” means an undertaking holding an authorisation under section 8 of the Air Navigation and Transport Act, 1965 ; | ||
“air navigation undertaking” means an airline licensed in the State, the Irish Aviation Authority, an aviation support company and the operator of an airport or an aerodrome to which scheduled commercial air services operate; | ||
“airport” has the same meaning as it has in the Air Navigation and Transport (Amendment) Act, 1998 ; | ||
“aviation support company” means an undertaking providing groundhandling services at an airport; | ||
“groundhandling services” shall have the same meaning as it has in the European Communities (Access to the Groundhandling Market at Community Airports) Regulations, 1998 ( S.I. No. 505 of 1998 ), in respect of airports and has the same meaning in respect of aerodromes; | ||
“Insurance Acts” means the Insurance Acts, 1909 to 2000, regulations made under those Acts and regulations relating to insurance made under the European Communities Act, 1972 ; | ||
“Minister” means the Minister for Public Enterprise; | ||
“Ministerial indemnity” has the meaning assigned by section 3 (1); and | ||
“specified risks” means risks specified by the Minister in an indemnity granted or renewed pursuant to this Act. | ||
(2) In this Act, a reference to an order includes a reference to a continuing order. | ||
(3) A reference in this Act to a section, subsection or paragraph, is a reference to the section, subsection or paragraph of the provision in which the reference occurs, unless it is indicated that reference to some other provision is intended. |