UK Offence Report

The Air Fares Regulations 1992

UK Statutory Instrument 1992 No. 2994 — creates 2 criminal offences.

2offences created
0recorded in force
0revoked
Made
1 December 1992
In force from
1 January 1993
Extent
Not stated
Subject
Transport: maritime, aviation, rail and harbours
Made under
1992/2994, 1993/100, European Communities Act 1972

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Regulations) — published with the instrument by the department that made it. © Crown copyright, reused under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

These Regulations make provision for implementing the Community obligations of the United Kingdom provided for in Council Regulation 2409/92 on fares and rates for air services and matters arising out of or related thereto. Save as provided in the Regulations the Secretary of State is specified as the competent authority for the purposes of the Council Regulation (regulation 3). The Civil Aviation Authority (the CAA) is given the functions relating to the filing of air fares that are set out in article 5.2 of the Council Regulation (regulation 4). The CAA is obliged to give notice to the Secretary of State of cases where air fares appear to be excessively high or unduly low (regulation 6). A number of offences are created namely, failure by a carrier to inform the general public on request of its air fares and cargo rates and failure by a carrier or its agent to file air fares or to refrain from charging air fares that the carrier is obliged to withdraw and failure by a carrier or its agent to abstain from fare decreases when required to do so (regulations 7 and 8).

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