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Malaysian Aviation Commission Act 2015 Part VIII — Air traffic right and slot allocation

s 66–s 67 · 2 sections

Air traffic right

s 66

(1) The Commission shall be responsible to administer, allocate and manage air traffic right for both domestic and international routes. (2) In carrying out its functions under subsection (1), the Commission may— (a) evaluate the performance of the airlines in providing air transport services and, in the event of a breach of any condition attached to the grant of air traffic right to an airline, the Commission may— (i) impose financial penalties on the airline up to one million ringgit; (ii) suspend the grant of air traffic right to the airline; or (iii) revoke the grant of air traffic right to the airline; (b) consider the effect on consumers, the civil aviation industry and the public interest by the proposed air traffic right allocation; (c) consider the benefits of allocating air traffic right on the same route to two or more applicants; (d) consider the competition between the airlines in providing air transport services; and (e) consider any other factors as may be prescribed by the Commission.

Slot allocation

s 67

(1) The Commission shall have the powers to do any or all of the following: (a) supervise and monitor the slot allocation by any person; (b) issue directions to such person relating to the slot allocation; (c) prescribe regulations setting out the principles and procedures for slot allocation; (d) determine any dispute relating to slot allocation. (2) Any aircraft operating at an aerodrome shall not intentionally— (a) operate air services at times significantly different from the allocated slots; or (b) use slots in a significantly different way from that indicated at the time of allocation, where such use causes prejudice to aerodrome or air traffic operations. (3) For the purposes of this section, “slot allocation” means the allocation of time slots for the purpose of granting aircraft access to aerodrome facilities for landing and taking-off at specific dates and times.

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Text as at 1 August 2018 (LOM reprint); amendments made after that date may not be incorporated. Read the official text ↗

Source: Laws of Malaysia, Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia (lom.agc.gov.my). Not a copy of the Gazette printed by the Government Printer (Interpretation Acts 1948 and 1967, s 61).

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