http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1990/31/section/2/2006-09-30Aviation and Maritime Security Act 1990An Act to give effect to the Protocol for the Suppression of Unlawful Acts of Violence at Airports Serving International Civil Aviation which supplements the Convention for the Suppression of Unlawful Acts against the Safety of Civil Aviation; to make further provision with respect to aviation security and civil aviation; to give effect to the Convention for the Suppression of Unlawful Acts against the Safety of Maritime Navigation and to the Protocol for the Suppression of Unlawful Acts against the Safety of Fixed Platforms Located on the Continental Shelf which supplements that Convention; to make other provision for the protection of ships and harbour areas against acts of violence; and for connected purposes.1990-07-26texttext/xmlenStatute Law Database2024-06-19Expert Participation2006-09-30 Part I Aviation Security Powers of Secretary of State and authorised persons Extension of power to require promotion of searches.2After section 13 of the Aviation Security Act 1982 there is inserted— Power to require other persons to promote searches.13A1For purposes to which this Part of this Act applies, the Secretary of State may give a direction in writing to any person (other than the manager of an aerodrome) who—aoccupies any land forming part of an aerodrome in the United Kingdom, orbis permitted to have access to a restricted zone of such an aerodrome for the purposes of the activities of a business carried on by him,requiring him to use his best endeavours to secure that such searches to which this section applies as are specified in the direction are carried out by constables or by other persons of a description specified in the direction.2The searches to which this section applies are—ain relation to a person falling within subsection (1)(a) above, searches—iof the land which he occupies within the aerodrome, andiiof persons or property which may at any time be on that land; andbin relation to a person falling within subsection (1)(b) above, searches—iof any land which he occupies outside the aerodrome for the purposes of his business, andiiof persons or property which may at any time be on that land.3Any person who, without reasonable excuse, fails to comply with a direction given to him under this section shall be guilty of an offence and liable—aon summary conviction, to a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum;bon conviction on indictment, to a fine or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years, or to both.4Where a person is convicted of an offence under subsection (3) above, then, if without reasonable excuse the failure in respect of which he was convicted is continued after the conviction, he shall be guilty of a further offence and liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding one-tenth of level 5 on the standard scale for each day on which the failure continues.
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