Aviation Security Act 1982

26 Exercise of police functions at designated airports. U.K.

(1) So long as any aerodrome is a designated airport—

(a) any relevant constable shall, when acting in the execution of his duty and, in particular, for the purpose of exercising the powers conferred on such a constable by or under the following provisions of this Part of this Act, be entitled as against the manager of the aerodrome to enter any part of the aerodrome; and

(b) no member of any aerodrome constabulary maintained by the manager shall have the powers and privileges or be liable to the duties and responsibilities of a constable on the aerodrome or exercise there any power conferred by or under any enactment on members of that constabulary or on constables generally.

(2) Paragraph (a) of subsection (1) above is without prejudice to any right of entry existing apart from that paragraph.

[F1 (2A) The chief officer of police for the relevant police area shall, in making arrangements for the policing of an aerodrome which is a designated airport, secure that the level of policing provided under the arrangements takes account of—

(a) any measures required to be taken pursuant to directions given under section 12, 13, 13A or 14 of this Act; and

(b) any other measures taken in relation to the aerodrome for security or policing purposes by immigration officers or officers of Revenue and Customs or by the manager of the aerodrome.

(2B) In relation to any time when a police services agreement is in force in relation to an aerodrome under section 25B of this Act, the manager of the aerodrome—

(a) shall make to the police authority for the relevant police area such payments in respect of the policing provided for the aerodrome as fall to be made under the agreement, and

(b) shall secure that accommodation and facilities are provided in accordance with the agreement for use in connection with that policing.

(2C) In relation to any time when no police services agreement is in force in relation to an aerodrome which is a designated airport, the manager of the aerodrome—

(a) shall make to the police authority for the relevant police area such payments as are necessary to reimburse the authority in respect of the costs reasonably incurred by it in connection with the policing provided for the aerodrome, and

(b) shall secure that suitable accommodation and facilities are provided for use in connection with that policing.

(2D) Subsection (2C)(a) above does not require the manager to pay any costs incurred by the police authority to the extent that those costs are defrayed by payments made by any other person to the police authority in respect of the policing provided for the aerodrome.

(2E) In this section “ policing purposes ” has the same meaning as in section 25A of this Act. ]

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Textual Amendments

F1 S. 26(2A)-(2E) inserted (21.11.2005 retrospectively for specified purposes) by Civil Aviation Act 2006 (c. 34) , s. 14(2) , Sch. 1 paras. 3(2), 6

F2 S. 26(3) omitted (21.11.2005 retrospectively for specified purposes) by virtue of Civil Aviation Act 2006 (c. 34) , s. 14(2) , Sch. 1 paras. 3(3), 6 (with Sch. 1 para. 6(3)(b) )

F3 S. 26(4) repealed (3.7.2000) by 1999 c. 29 , ss. 325 , 423 , Sch. 27 para. 46(2) , Sch. 34 Pt. VII (with Sch. 12 para. 9(1) ); S.I. 2000/1648 , art. 2 , Sch.