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operator holds 25% or more of the relevant interests in the second operator's shares; or

            (b) the first operator effectively controls the second operator.

relevant interest has the same meaning as it has in subsection 11A (3) of the Air Navigation Act.

     4 Meaning of allocated
A slot is allocated to an operator when the Slot Manager offers the slot to the operator and the operator accepts the offer.

     5 References to aircraft size
In this Scheme, all aircraft within each of the following groups are taken to be of the same size as other aircraft within the group:

            (a) aircraft with fewer than 30 seats;

            (b) aircraft with from 30 to 49 seats;

            (c) aircraft with from 50 to 100 seats;

            (d) aircraft with from 101 to 150 seats;

            (e) aircraft with from 151 to 250 seats;

            (f) aircraft with from 251 to 350 seats;

            (g) aircraft with from 351  to 450 seats;

            (h) aircraft with 451 or more seats.

     6 Meaning of permanent regional service series

Continuation of existing permanent regional service series

         (1) A slot series is a permanent regional service series if:

            (a) the equivalent slot series in the previous equivalent scheduling season was a permanent regional service series under this Scheme; or

            (b) for each slot in the series, the equivalent slot in the previous equivalent scheduling season was a permanent regional service slot under the Slot Management Scheme 1998.

Extension of permanent regional service series

         (2) A slot series that incorporates a permanent regional service series mentioned in subsection (1) is also a permanent regional service series if, for each other slot in the series:

            (a) the equivalent slot in each of the 2 previous equivalent scheduling seasons was allocated to the operator to conduct a regional service; and

            (b) the operator conducted the regional service in compliance with any 'size of aircraft' requirement that applied to the slot.

Creation of new permanent regional service series

         (3) A slot series is also a permanent regional service series if, for each slot in the series:

            (a) the equivalent slot in each of the 2 previous equivalent scheduling seasons was allocated to the operator to conduct a regional service; and

            (b) the operator conducted the regional service in compliance with any 'size of aircraft' requirement that applied to the slot.

Reduction or loss of permanent regional service series

         (4) Despite subsections (1), (2) and (3), a slot series is not a permanent regional service series if it includes a slot for which, in each of the previous 2 equivalent scheduling seasons:

            (a) the equivalent slot was allocated to an operator for a service other than a regional service; and

            (b) the operator conducted the other service