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17 Provision by CAA of information, etc. for Secretary of State.U.K.
(1)It shall be the duty of the CAA—
(a)to furnish the Secretary of State with such information as he may specify and the CAA has or can reasonably be expected to obtain with respect to such matters relating to it or to civil aviation as the Secretary of State may specify;
(b)to permit the Secretary of State to have access to all documents which are under its control and relate to matters specified in pursuance of paragraph (a) above;
(c)if it comes to its notice that a body which is the holder of an air transport licence [F1or operating licence granted in accordance with [F2the Operation of Air Services in the Community Regulation]] is proposing to merge or has merged with another body, to give the Secretary of State notice in writing of the proposal or merger;
(d)if it appears to the CAA that any matter which it is dealing with, or has dealt with, is likely—
(i)to affect the relations of the United Kingdom with any other country or territory or any international organisation, or
(ii)to be of special interest to the Secretary of State by reason of the fact that the matter involves or may involve noise, vibration, pollution or other disturbance attributable to aircraft used for the purpose of civil aviation,
to give notice in writing of the matter to the Secretary of State.
(2)Nothing in subsection (1) above shall be construed as prejudicing the generality of section 16(1) above, and nothing in subsection (1)(c) or (d) above shall be construed as prejudicing the generality of subsection (1)(a) above.
(3)The CAA shall be entitled to recover from the Secretary of State a sum equal to any expense reasonably incurred by it in furnishing information in pursuance of subsection (1) above.
[F3(4)Subsection (3) above does not apply in relation to information furnished to the Secretary of State in connection with the making of regulations under section 11(3).]
Textual Amendments
F1Words in s. 17(1)(c) inserted (1.1.1993) by S.I. 1992/2992, reg. 23, Sch. 2 para. 4.
F2Words in s. 17(1)(c) substituted (26.1.2009) by The Operation of Air Services in the Community Regulations 2009 (S.I. 2009/41), regs. 1, 33
F3S. 17(4) inserted (6.4.2013) by Civil Aviation Act 2012 (c. 19), ss. 100(7), 110(1) (with Sch. 10 paras. 12, 17); S.I. 2013/589, art. 2(4)(a)
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