The following section is hereby inserted in the Civil Aviation Offences Act, 1972, after section 2M:

"2N.        Compensation to company

The Minister may, to such extent as he may determine and with the concurrence of the Minister of State Expenditure, out of moneys appropriated by Parliament compensate the company for any cost it incurs which is directly related to the performance of its functions or duties in terms of the provisions of this Act and which the company cannot readily recover from the users of a company airport as defined in section 1 of the Airports Company Act, 1993.".