Air Navigation (Eurocontrol) Act, 1983
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Interpretation. |
1.—(1) In this Act— | |
“the Act of 1963” means the Air Navigation (Eurocontrol) Act, 1963 ; | ||
“the Agreement” means the Multilateral Agreement relating to Route Charges signed at Brussels on the 12th day of February, 1981; | ||
“contracting state” means a state, including the State, which is a party to the Agreement; | ||
“determination” means a decision of a relevant authority as to whether or not any sum is due to the Organisation in respect of air navigation facilities and services provided by the Organisation or by some other person; | ||
“relevant authority” in relation to a contracting state means— | ||
(a) any court or tribunal which, under the law of that state, has jurisdiction to determine questions as to whether or not a sum is due to the Organisation in respect of air navigation services provided by the Organisation or by some other person; | ||
(b) any administrative authority which, under the law of that state, has the power to make a determination in respect of such questions, being a determination which, in that state, is subject to appeal to, or review by, a court or tribunal; | ||
(c) any court or tribunal which, under the law of that state, has jurisdiction to determine any appeal from, or to carry out any review of, a determination made in respect of any such question by another relevant authority; | ||
(2) The Minister for Foreign Affairs may by order declare that any state specified in the order is a party to the Agreement and, while that order is in force, the order shall be evidence that such state is a party to the Agreement. | ||
(3) The Minister for Foreign Affairs may by order revoke or amend an order under this section including an order under this subsection. |