Cap. 499 Art. 42Licensing of activities.

(1) Save as may otherwise be prescribed, no person shall carry out or be engaged in any commercial air, sea or road transport operation or undertaking, or carry out any commercial activity or operation providing services to such an undertaking or operation, unless such person is in possession of a licence, permit or other authorisation issued by the Authority under this Act.

(2) Any person who carries out or is engaged in any such operation, undertaking or activity without a licence or who acts in breach of any condition of such licence, shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine (multa) of -

(a) not less than €25 but not exceeding €50,000 with regards to road transport offences,

(b) not less than €25 but not exceeding €150,000 for maritime transport offences,

(c) not less than €1,500 but not exceeding €250,000 for offences relating to civil aviation, or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding twenty-four months, or to both such fine and imprisonment.