{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/transport-act-2000/section-5",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/transport-act-2000/section-5.json",
  "legislation": "ukpga/2000/38",
  "legislation_title": "Transport Act 2000",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/transport-act-2000",
  "path": "section/5",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "5",
  "heading": "Licences: general.",
  "text": "(1) A licence may be granted to a company authorising it to provide air traffic services in respect of a managed area.\n(2) A licence—\n(a) may be granted in respect of air traffic services of one or more specified descriptions;\n(b) may be granted in respect of one or more specified areas (any of which may consist of all or part of a managed area).\n(3) A licence is not valid unless it is in writing.\n(4) A licence is not valid unless it is granted to a company ... that is limited by shares.\n(5) A licence continues in force for the period specified in it or determined by or under it, unless it previously ceases to have effect in accordance with its provisions.\n(6) A licence may not be transferred.",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Words in s. 5(4) substituted (1.10.2009) by The Companies Act 2006 (Consequential Amendments, Transitional Provisions and Savings) Order 2009 (S.I. 2009/1941), art. 1(2), Sch. 1 para. 184(2) (with art. 10)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Words in s. 5(4) omitted (6.4.2011) by virtue of The Transport Act 2000 (Amendment of section 5(4)) Regulations 2011 (S.I. 2011/205), regs. 1, 2"
    },
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "S. 5 wholly in force at 1.2.2001, see s. 275(1)(2) and S.I. 2001/57, art. 3(1), Sch. 2 Pt. I (subject to the transitional provision and saving in Sch. 2 Pt. II)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2000/38/section/5",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T09:20:32.082416+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."
}