CIVIL AVIATION (RIGHTS OF DISABLED PERSONS AND PERSONS WITH REDUCED MOBILITY) [ S.L.499.50 1 SUBSIDIARY LEGISLATION 499.50 CIVIL AVIATION (RIGHTS OF DISABLED PERSONS AND PERSONS WITH REDUCED MOBILITY) REGULATIONS 26th July, 2007 LEGAL NOTICE 234 of 2007, as amended by Legal Notice 411 of
- The title of these regulations is the Civil Aviation (Rights of Disabled Persons and Persons with Reduced Mobility) Regulations. Citation.
- For the purpose of these regulations, unless the context requires otherwise - Interpretation. "air carrier" means an air transport undertaking with a valid operating licence; "disabled person" or "person with reduced mobility" means any person whose mobility when using transport is reduced due to any physical disability (sensory or locomotor, permanent or temporary), intellectual disability or imp air ment, or an y other cau se of disability, or age, and whose situation needs appropriate attention and the adaptation to his or her particular needs of the service made available to all passengers; "managing body of the airport" or "managing body" means a body which notably has as its objective under national legislation the administration and management of airport infrastructures, and the coordination and control of the activities of the various operators present in an airport or airport system; "Regulation (EC) No. 1107/2006" means Regulation (EC) No. 1107/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 July 2006 concerning the rights of disabled persons and persons with reduced mobility when travelling by air; "Regulation (EC) No. 2006/2004" means Regulation (EC) No. 2006/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 October 2004 on cooperation between national authorities for the enforcement of consumer protection laws of the Regulation on consumer protection cooperation; "tour operator" means, with the exception of an air carrier, an organiser or retailer within the meaning of Article 2
(2)and
(3)of Council Directive 90/314/EEC of 13th June 1990 on package travel, package holidays and package rules. 3.
(1)For the purpose of Regulation (EC) No. 1107/2006 the Director of Civil Aviation is the designated person responsible for (
- a)the enforcement of the provisions of the said EC Regulation as regards flights departing from or arriving at airports situated in Malta as required under Article 14 of the said EC Regulation; Designated person. 2 [ S.L.499.50 CIVIL AVIATION (RIGHTS OF DISABLED PERSONS AND PERSONS WITH REDUCED MOBILITY) (
- b)the handling of complaints under Article 15
(2)of the said EC Regulation.
(2)The Director of Civil Aviation shall have the powers designated to competent authorities under Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No. 2006/2004 and no person shall obstruct or impede the Dir ecto r of Civil Av iation in the ex ercise of any powers or directives under the said EC Regulation. Responsibility of an air carrier, its agent, etc.
- An air carrier or its agent, a tour operator and the managing body of an airport shall comply with the obligations pertaining to them as specified in Regulation (EC) No 1107/
- Penalties. Amended by: L.N. 411 of
- 5.
(1)A person who contravenes any provision of regulation 3
(2)shall be liable to a fine (multa) of not less than two hundred and thirty-two euros and ninety-four cents (232.94) and not exceeding one thousand and one hundred and sixty-four euros and sixty-nine cents (1,164.69).
(2)A person who contravenes any provision of regulation 4 shall be liable to a fine (multa) of not less than tfour hundred and sixty-five euros and eighty-seven cents (465.87) and not exceeding two thousand and three hundred and twenty-nine euros and thirtyseven cents (2,329.37).