Hong Kong Regulations

AIR TRANSPORT (LICENSING OF AIR SERVICES) REGULATIONS - REGULATION 1

Interpretation

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Adaptation amendments retroactively made - see 36 of 1999 s. 3 PART I

INTERPRETATION

In these regulations and the Schedule, unless the context otherwise requires-
"air service" (航空服務) means any service performed by any aircraft for
hire or reward: Provided that a member of a club carried in an aircraft
belonging to the club for the purposes of instruction shall not, if the
instructor is also a member of the club, be deemed to be carried for hire or
reward, notwithstanding that payment is made for such instruction or carriage;
"air services arrangements" (航空服務安排) means-

   (a)  any inter-governmental air services agreement or arrangements; and

   (b)  any agreement between operators concerning air services, and includes
        any such agreement or arrangements between the Government of the Hong
        Kong Special Administrative Region and the Central People's
        Government; (L.N. 22 of 1985; 36 of 1999 s. 3) "authorized person"
        (獲授權人士) means any person authorized by the Director of Civil
        Aviation, either generally or in relation to a particular case or
        class of cases; (L.N. 140 of 1969) "Convention on International Civil
        Aviation" (《國際民用航空公約》) and "International Air
        Services Transit Agreement"
        (《國際民用航空運輸過境協議》) mean respectively, the
        Convention and the Agreement so styled which, on 7 December 1944, were
        opened for signature at the International Civil Aviation Conference
        held at Chicago; (36 of 1999 s. 3) "Director of Civil Aviation"
        (民航處處長) means the person for the time being lawfully
        discharging in Hong Kong the functions of the office of Director of
        Civil Aviation; (36 of 1999 s. 3) "licence" (牌照) means a licence
        granted under regulation 5; "Licensing Authority" (牌照局) means
        the Air Transport Licensing Authority constituted by regulation 4;
        "operating permit" (經營許可證) means a licence granted under
        regulation 20A; (L.N. 22 of 1985) "permit" (許可證) means a permit
        granted under regulation 23; "provisional licence" (臨時牌照)
        means a licence granted under regulation 13; (G.N.A. 165 of 1953; L.N.
        105 of 1995) "scheduled journey" (編定航程) means one of a series
        of journeys which are undertaken between the same two places and which
        together amount to a systematic service operated in such a manner that
        the benefits thereof are available to members of the public from time
        to time seeking to take advantage of them. (L.N. 22 of 1985; 36 of
        1999 s. 3) "air service" (航空服務) "air services arrangements"
        (航空服務安排) "authorized person" (獲授權人士) "Convention
        on International Civil Aviation" (《國際民用航空公約》) and
        "International Air Services Transit Agreement"
        (《國際民用航空運輸過境協議》) "Director of Civil
        Aviation" (民航處處長) "licence" (牌照) "Licensing Authority"
        (牌照局) "operating permit" (經營許可證) "permit" (許可證)
        "provisional licence" (臨時牌照) "scheduled journey"
        (編定航程)