Hong Kong Regulations

AIR TRANSPORT (LICENSING OF AIR SERVICES) REGULATIONS - REGULATION 20A

Operating permits

Caution: This is a past version. See the current version here.

(1) The Director of Civil Aviation may grant an operating permit to an
operator and, in the exercise of his functions under this paragraph, shall
have regard to any relevant air services arrangements.

(2) An operating permit shall contain such conditions as the Director of Civil
Aviation may consider necessary or expedient including such conditions as he
may consider necessary or expedient to give effect to any
air services arrangements.

(3) Subject to paragraphs (4) and (5) an operating permit shall be in force
for such period as may be specified therein commencing with the date on which
the permit is expressed to take effect.

(4) The Director of Civil Aviation may, if he thinks fit, provisionally
suspend an operating permit pending inquiry into or consideration of the case.

(5) The Director of Civil Aviation may, at any time, by notice to the
operator, revoke, suspend or vary an operating permit or substitute a new
operating permit for a previous operating permit-

   (a)  where this is necessary or expedient to give effect to any variation
        in the air services arrangements; or

   (b)  on sufficient ground being shown to his satisfaction after due
        inquiry. (L.N. 22 of 1985)