CERTIFICATE OF CONVENIENCE AND NECESSITY

certificate of convenience and necessity. A certificate issued by an administrative agency granting operating authority to a utility or transportation company. — Also termed certificate of public convenience and necessity. [Cases: Automobiles 77; Carriers 8; Public Utilities 113. C.J.S. Aeronautics and Aerospace § 189; Carriers §§ 356–366, 373–376, 378–381, 383–384; Motor Vehicles §§ 174, 179–183; […]