Any charter carrier in operation on or before April 23, 1944, shall be entitled to a certificate of public convenience and advantage as a matter of right and without proof of public convenience and advantage; provided, however, that any charter carrier temporarily prevented from carrying on any authorized operations because of the emergency created by World War II, shall be considered as having been in operation on April 23, 1944, for the purposes of this section. History of Section.P.L. 1944, ch. 1500, § 11; G.L. 1956, § 39-11-18.
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