{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/licensing-of-air-carriers-regulations-1992/regulation-4",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/licensing-of-air-carriers-regulations-1992/regulation-4.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/1992/2992",
  "legislation_title": "The Licensing of Air Carriers Regulations 1992",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/licensing-of-air-carriers-regulations-1992",
  "path": "regulation/4",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "4",
  "heading": "Operating licences",
  "text": "In any case where the CAA has reason to believe that—\n(a) an applicant for, or the holder of, a licence granted in accordance with the Council Regulation, or\n(b) a carrier to whom article 16 of the Council Regulation for the time being applies,\ndoes not meet the requirements of paragraphs 2 to 4 of article 4 of the Council Regulation it shall be the duty of the CAA to inform the Secretary of State accordingly. In any such case the CAA shall make no determination as to whether the said requirements are met but shall await determination of the Secretary of State. The Secretary of State’s determination shall be binding on the CAA and, in particular, in a case where the Secretary of State determines that paragraphs 2 to 4 of article 4 of the Council Regulation are not met, the CAA shall forthwith either refuse to grant or revoke to grant the relevant operating licence (as the case may be)or, in a case where the undertaking operates by virtue of an exemption, shall forthwith except that undertaking from that exemption.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1992/2992/regulation/4",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T14:10:57.271665+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}