Civil Aviation Act 1980

22 Power to give directions with respect to searches to aerodrome managers

(1) The following provisions of this section contain amendments for the purpose of extending the power of the Secretary of State to give a direction under section 9(1) of the [1973 c. 47.] Protection of Aircraft Act 1973 to a person who is or appears to the Secretary of State to be about to become the manager of any aerodrome in the United Kingdom.

(2) In subsection (1) of section 9—

(a) for the words from " any person " to " operator " there shall be substituted the words " the manager of any aerodrome in the United Kingdom ";

(b) for the words " the aircraft" in the first place where they occur there shall be substituted the words " any aircraft to which the direction relates "; and

(c) for the words " the aircraft" in the second and third places where they occur there shall be substituted the words " any such aircraft ".

(3) In subsection (2) of section 9 the words from " or to " to " operator " shall cease to have effect.

(4) After subsection (5) of section 9 there shall be inserted the following subsection—

“(5A) Subject to the following provisions of this Part of this Act, a direction given to the manager of an aerodrome under subsection (1) of this section may be given so as to relate—

(a) either to all aircraft which at the time when the direction is given or at any subsequent time are in any part of the aerodrome, or to a class of such aircraft specified in the direction ;

(b) either to all persons or only to one or more persons, or persons of one or more descriptions, specified in the direction ; and

(c) either to property of every description or only to particular property, or property of one or more descriptions, specified in the direction.”.

(5) In subsection (6) of section 9, for the words " an operator of aircraft" there shall be substituted the words " any person ".

(6) For subsection (7) of section 9 there shall be substituted the following subsection—

“(7) A direction may be given under this section to a person appearing to the Secretary of State to be about to become—

(a) such an operator as is mentioned in subsection (1) or (2) of this section ; or

(b) such a manager as is mentioned in subsection (1) of this section;

but a direction given to a person by virtue of this subsection shall not take effect until he becomes such an operator or manager, and, in relation to a direction so given, the preceding provisions of this section shall apply with the necessary modifications.”.