The Civil Aviation Act 2012 (Commencement No. 1, Transitional, Transitory and Saving Provisions) Order 2013

Provisions coming into force on 6th April 2013

2.—(1) Part 1 of the 2012 Act (AIRPORTS) comes into force on 6th April 2013, subject to paragraphs (2) to (3).

(2) On 6th April 2013 section 76(1) of the 2012 Act comes into force only so far as it relates to the repeal of the following provisions of Part IV of the 1986 Act–

(a) section 37(2) to (7), (9) and (10) (Airports subject to economic regulation: requirement for permission to levy airport charges),

(b) section 38 (Grant or refusal of permissions),

(c) section 40A (Designation of certain regulated airports),

(d) section 40B (Market power examinations),

(e) section 41(1) (Discretionary conditions in relation to airports that are not designated), and

(f) section 53 (Functions in relation to permissions and conditions initially exercisable by Secretary of State).

(3) On 6th April 2013 only the following provisions of Schedule 9 (Regulation of operators of dominant airports: consequential provision) to the 2012 Act come into force–

(a) paragraph 2,

(b) paragraph 3(2)(b) and (3)(b),

(c) paragraphs 5 to 8,

(d) paragraphs 10 to 13, 14(1), (2)(b) and (3)(b), 15 and 16, and

(e) paragraph 17 so far as it relates to the repeal of –

(i) paragraphs 11(2) and (4) and 12 of Schedule 9 to the Enterprise Act 2002,

(ii) paragraph 33(3) to (6) of Schedule 25 to that Act, and

(iii) paragraph 26 of Schedule 6 to the Serious Crime Act 2007,

and section 76(4) of the 2012 Act (which gives effect to Schedule 9 to that Act) comes into force only to the extent that it relates to those provisions of that Schedule.

(4) The following provisions of the 2012 Act come into force on 6th April 2013–

(a) Section 100 (CAA charges);

(b) Section 103 (Civil sanctions);

(c) Section 104 (Regulatory burdens).