Issue of licences

(1) The Licensing Authority may grant to anyone applying therefore a licence to carry passengers, mail or cargo by air for hire or reward on such scheduled journeys, and subject to such conditions, as may be specified in the licence, provided that the Licensing Authority shall not, without the prior approval of the Minister, grant a licence if it appears to the Licensing Authority that the grant of a licence could affect the Minister’s responsibility for external affairs, if the Minister has notified the Licensing Authority that the grant of the licence would in his opinion affect his responsibility for external affairs. (2) The Licensing Authority may attach such conditions to any licence as they may think fit having regard to the nature and circumstances of the application therefor. (3) It shall be a condition of every licence that– (a) the holder of the licence and any person having a financial interest in the business of the holder of the licence shall refrain from stipulating that any other person– (i) shall refuse booking facilities to any other holder of a licence; (ii) shall grant such facilities to such other holder only on onerous terms; and (b) the holder of the licence shall perform all such reasonable services as the Postmaster General may from time to time require in regard to the conveyance of mails (and of any persons who may be in charge thereof) upon journeys made under the licence. The remuneration for any such services shall be such as may be from time to time determined by agreement between the Postmaster General and the holder of the licence, provided that any disputes and disagreements shall be subject to the provisions of the Arbitration Act. CAP. 125.