Part 2: Air traffic Legal Background
Part 2 of the Act will repeal and replace part of Chapter 1 of Part 1 of the 2000 Act, so as to update the regulatory framework which governs the licensing of air traffic services. Further legal background is explained (where relevant) in the related sections of these Notes.
	Part 2 of the Act inserts new Article 10aa into Regulation 95/93. This new Article 10aa provides the Secretary of State with temporary power, exercisable until 24 August 2024, to make regulations to amend Regulation 95/93 or the Airports Slot Allocation Regulations 2006, to make provision about the allocation of airport slots to air carriers in respect of specified scheduling periods. The power would be exercisable only if the Secretary of State considers that as a result of COVID-19 there has been a reduction in the level of air traffic compared to the corresponding period in a relevant previous year and the reduction is likely to persist.