Air Traffic and Navigation Services Company Act, 1993 (Act No. 45 of 1993)

1. Definitions

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In this Act, unless the context otherwise indicates—

 

"air navigation infrastructure"

means infrastructure, including landing  and air navigation aids and air traffic control systems, provided for the promotion of the safe, orderly and expeditious movement of air traffic, and, where applicable, any building or structure on or to which such infrastructure or part thereof is housed or attached, and includes the premises on which such infrastructure or part thereof is situated, whether such building, structure oi: premises are situated within the boundaries of an airport or not;

 

"air navigation service"

means the planning, provision and maintenance of air navigation infrastructure;

 

"airport"

means an airport as defined in section 1 of the Aviation Act, 1962 (Act No. 74 of 1962);

 

"air traffic service"

means an airport control service, an approach control service, an area control service, a flight information service, an air traffic advisory service, an alerting service or other service designated by the Commissioner, as defined in section 1 of the Aviation Act, 1962 (Act No. 74 of 1962);

 

"air traffic service charge"

means an amount levied by the company on an operator of an aircraft or an airport in connection with the use of any air navigation infrastructure by, or the provision of an air traffic service to, such operator;

 

"Committee"

[Definition deleted by section 3(1)(a) of Schedule 1: Consequential Amendments of the Economic Regulation of Transport Act, 2024, Notice No. 4958, GG50799 dated 11 June 2024]

 

"company"

means the Air Traffic and Navigation Services Company Limited contemplated in section 2;

 

"Department"

means the Department of Transport;

 

"financial year"

in relation to the company, means a year terminating on the last day of March;

 

"Minister"

means the Minister of Transport;

 

"permission"

means a permission mentioned in section 11(1);

 

"Regulator"

means the Transport Economic Regulator established by section 29 of the Economic Regulation of Transport Act, 2020;

[Definition inserted by section 3(1)(b) of Schedule 1: Consequential Amendments of the Economic Regulation of Transport Act, 2024, Notice No. 4958, GG50799 dated 11 June 2024]

 

"Shareholding Minister"

means the Minister mentioned in section 3(3);

 

"transfer date"

means the date on which the Minister gives effect to the provisions of section 6(1), and which shall be published by the Minister by notice in the Gazette.