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 PUBLIC LAWS-CH. 601 -JUNE 23, 1938 Pooling and other agreements. Filing of agreements required. Approval by An- thority. Form of control. POOLING AND OTHER AGREEMENTS Filing of Agreements Required SEC. 412. (a) Every air carrier shall file with the Authority a true copy, or, if oral, a true and complete memorandum, of every contract or agreement (whether enforceable by provisions for liqui- dated damages, penalties, bonds, or otherwise) affecting air trans- portation and in force on the effective date of this section or here- after entered into, or any modification or cancelation thereof, between such air carrier and any other air carrier, foreign air carrier, or other carrier for pooling or apportioning earnings, losses, traffic, service, or equipment, or relating to the establishment of transporta- tion rates, fares, charges, or classifications, or for preserving and improving safety, economy, and efficiency of operation, or for con- trolling, regulating, preventing, or otherwise eliminating destructive, oppressive, or wasteful competition, or for regulating stops, sched- ules, and character of service, or for other cooperative working arrangements. Approval by Authority (b) The Authority shall by order disapprove any such contract or agreement, whether or not previously approved by it, that it finds to be adverse to the public interest, or in violation of this Act, and shall by order approve any such contract or agreement, or any modi- fication or cancelation thereof, that it does not find to be adverse to the public interest, or in violation of this Act. FORM OF CONTROL SEC. 413. For the purposes of this title, whenever reference is made to control, it is immaterial whether such control is direct or indirect. LEGAL RESTRAINTS Legalrestraints. SEC. 414 . Any person affected by any order made under sections A, pp. 1001, 1 408, 409, or 412 of this Act shall be, and is hereby, relieved from the operations of the "antitrust laws", as designated in section 1 of the Act entitled "An Act to supplement existing laws against unlawful 38 stat. 730. restraints and monopolies, and for other purposes", approved October 16 U. 15, 1914, and of all other restraints or prohibitions made by, or imposed under, authority of law, insofar as may be necessary to enable such person to do anything authorized, approved, or required by such order. INQUIRY INTO AIR CARRIER MANAGEMENT Inquiry into air carrier management. Classification a n d exemption of carriers. Establishment of classifications or groups. Rules and regula- tios. SEC. 415. For the purpose of exercising and performing its powers and duties under this Act, the Authority is empowered to inquire into the management of the business of any air carrier and, to the extent reasonably necessary for any such inquiry, to obtain from such carrier, and from any person controlling or controlled by, or under common control with, such air carrier, full and complete reports and other information. CLASSIFICATION AND EXEMPTION OF CARRIERS Classification SEC. 416. (a) The Authority may from time to time establish such just and reasonable classifications or groups of air carriers for the purposes of this title as the nature of the services performed by such air carriers shall require; and such just and reasonable rules, and regu- lations, pursuant to and consistent with the provisions of this title, 1004 [52 STAT. 4

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