Statutory Instruments
2013 No. 610
Civil Aviation
The Civil Aviation Act 2012 (Regulation of Operators of Dominant Airports) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2013
Made
13th March 2013
Laid before Parliament
15th March 2013
Coming into force in accordance with regulation 1
The Secretary of State, in exercise of the power conferred by section 108 of the Civil Aviation Act 2012( 1 ), makes the following Regulations.
Citation and commencement
1. —(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Civil Aviation Act 2012 (Regulation of Operators of Dominant Airports) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2013 and come into force in accordance with paragraphs (2) and (3).
(2) This regulation, regulation 2 and Schedule 1 come into force on 6th April 2013.
(3) Regulation 3 and Schedule 2 come into force on 1st April 2014.
Amendments and revocation coming into force on 6th April 2013
2. —(1) The amendments specified in Schedule 1 have effect.
(2)The Civil Aviation Authority (Economic Regulation of Airports) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 1995( 2 ) are revoked.
Amendments and revocation coming into force on 1st April 2014
3. —(1) The amendments specified in Schedule 2 have effect.
(2)The Civil Aviation Authority (Economic Regulation of Airports) Regulations 1986( 3 ) are revoked.
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State
Simon Burns
Minister of State
Department for Transport
13th March 2013
Regulation 2
SCHEDULE 1 Amendments coming into force on 6th April 2013
The Airports Act 1986
1. The Airports Act 1986( 4 ) is amended as follows—
(a) in section 30(5) (directions to airport operators in the interests of national security etc ) after “Part IV of this Act” insert “or Part 1 of the Civil Aviation Act 2012”, and
(b) in section 69(5) (duty of CAA with respect to implementation of recommendations concerning airport capacity) for “subject to economic regulation under Part IV” substitute “an airport to which Part 5 applies”.
The Airports (Groundhandling) Regulations 1997
2. In regulation 27(2) of the Airports (Groundhandling) Regulations 1997( 5 ) for “Part IV of the Airports (Northern Ireland) Order 1994” substitute “Part 1 of the Civil Aviation Act 2012( 6 )”.
The Enterprise Act 2002 (Super-complaints to Regulators) Order 2003
3. In the Schedule to the Enterprise Act 2002 (Super-complaints to Regulators) Order 2003( 7 ) after “Transport Act 2000” insert “; Civil Aviation Act 2012( 8 )”.
The Enterprise Act 2002 (Protection of Legitimate Interests) Order 2003
4. In the Enterprise Act 2002 (Protection of Legitimate Interests) Order 2003( 9 ) omit paragraph 13 of Schedule 4.
The Utilities Contracts Regulations 2006
5. In Part O of Category 7 of Schedule 1 to the Utilities Contracts Regulations 2006( 10 )—
(a) omit “An airport operator within the meaning of the Airports Act 1986 who has the management of an airport subject to economic regulation under Part IV of that Act.”, and
(b) omit “An airport operator within the meaning of the Airports (Northern Ireland) Order 1994.”
The Legislative and Regulatory Reform (Regulatory Functions) Order 2007
6. In Part 1 of the Schedule to the Legislative and Regulatory Reform (Regulatory Functions) Order 2007( 11 ) after “Part 1 of the Transport Act 2000” insert “Part 1 of the Civil Aviation Act 2012( 12 )”.
The Airport Charges Regulations 2011
7. In the Airport Charges Regulations 2011( 13 )—
(a) omit Part 8, and
(b) omit regulation 32(b) and (c).
Regulation 3
SCHEDULE 2 Amendments coming into force on 1st April 2014
The Airports Act 1986
1. In section 30(5) (directions to airport operators in the interests of national security etc) of the Airports Act 1986 omit “Part IV of this Act or”.
The Airports (Groundhandling) Regulations 1997
2. In regulation 27(2) of the Airports (Groundhandling) Regulations 1997—
(a) omit “either Part IV of the Airports Act 1986 or”, and
(b) for “either of those Parts” substitute “that Part”.
The Enterprise Act 2002 (Protection of Legitimate Interests) Order 2003
3. In the Enterprise Act 2002 (Protection of Legitimate Interests) Order 2003 omit paragraph 5 of Schedule 4.
The Legislative and Regulatory Reform (Regulatory Functions) Order 2007
4. In Part 1 of the Schedule to the Legislative and Regulatory Reform (Regulatory Functions) Order 2007 omit “Part 4 of the Airports Act 1986”.
The Airport Charges Regulations 2011
5. In the Airport Charges Regulations 2011 omit Part 7.
1986 c.31 . Section 30(5) was amended by section 97 to, and paragraph 19(1) and (3) of Part V of Schedule 8 to, the Transport Act 2000.
S.I. 1997/2389 . Regulation 27 was inserted by S.I. 1998/2918 .
S.I. 2003/1368 , to which there are amendments not relevant to these Regulations.
S.I. 2003/1592 , to which there are amendments not relevant to these Regulations.
S.I. 2006/6 , to which there are amendments not relevant to these Regulations.
S.I. 2007/3544 , to which there are amendments not relevant to these Regulations.