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operator unless allocation would be inconsistent with section 18.

         (2) If allocation of a slot would be inconsistent with section 18, the Slot Manager must, after consulting the operator, offer another slot to the operator.

         (3) The Slot Manager must not, under subsection (2), offer an operator a permanent regional service series if another operator has historical precedence to the series.

Note Allocation of such a slot series is done under section 16, and consistently with paragraph 16 (2) (b).

     16 Allocation of other slots as part of initial coordination

         (1) When all slots offered under section 15 have been either accepted or rejected by operators, the Slot Manager must offer slots in accordance with this Division to other applicants who applied in response to an invitation under section 14.

Note See sections 18 and 19 for the rules that apply to allocation of slots in accordance with this Division.

         (2) When offering slots, the Slot Manager must ensure that:

            (a) as close as possible to the first 50% of the slots applied for by both a new entrant and another operator are offered to a new entrant; and

            (b) as far as possible, a permanent regional service series is offered to an operator that proposes to conduct a regional service.
Note The Slot Manager completes an initial round of slot allocations using sections 15 and 16 (known as the 'initial coordination' under guidelines issued by IATA) before the bi-annual IATA Slot Conference. (Under guidelines issued by IATA, the initial coordination is completed before the 'SAL deadline'.) The Slot Manager may then allocate further slots after the initial coordination, including after the IATA Slot Conference, under section 17.

     17 Allocation of slots after initial coordination

         (1) Operators may apply for further slots in a scheduling season at any time.

         (2) At any time after the slot return deadline for a scheduling season, the Slot Manager may offer available slots to applicants in accordance with this Division.

Note See sections 18 and 19 for the rules that apply to allocation of slots in accordance with this Division.

     18 Rules that apply to all slot allocations

         (1) This section applies whenever the Slot Manager offers slots to operators.

         (2) The Slot Manager must not offer a slot to an operator if:

            (a) allocating the slot would be likely to lead to the maximum movement limit being exceeded; or
Note The maximum movement limit is set out in section 6 of the Act.

            (b) the slot would permit a gate movement during a curfew period; or

            (c) allocating the slot would produce an unacceptable degree of clustering in gate movements.

         (3) Before offering a slot to an operator, the Slot Manager must have