(1)This section applies where an aerodrome is a designated airport.
(2)At any time after the period of 12 months beginning with the operative date there must be a police services agreement in force in relation to the aerodrome.
(3) In this Part a “ police services agreement ” means an agreement between the relevant persons which specifies—
(a)the level of policing to be provided for the aerodrome in accordance with section 26(2A) of this Act during the period for which the agreement is in force,
(b)the payments to be made by the manager of the aerodrome in connection with that policing, or the manner in which such payments are to be assessed, and
(c)any accommodation and facilities to be provided by the manager in connection with that policing.
(4)In determining the terms of a police services agreement, the relevant persons shall have regard (in particular) to—
(a)the matters established on the consultation carried out under section 25A of this Act in contemplation of the agreement, and
(b)the extent (if any) to which the costs incurred by the police authority in connection with the policing provided for the aerodrome are (or are likely to be) defrayed by payments made in respect of that policing by any person other than the manager of the aerodrome.
(5)A police services agreement shall be in force—
(a)for a period of twelve months, or
(b)if a longer period is specified in the agreement, for the period so specified.
(6)A police services agreement shall contain provision for the agreement to be varied if there is a material change in circumstances relating to the policing provided for the aerodrome.
(7)A police services agreement shall cease to be in force if the aerodrome to which it relates ceases to be a designated airport.
(8)The manager of an aerodrome which is a designated airport shall supply the Secretary of State with a copy of any police services agreement which is in force in relation to the aerodrome if the Secretary of State requests a copy.
(9)In this section “the operative date”—
(a)in the case of an aerodrome which was a designated airport on the date of the passing of the Civil Aviation Act 2006 and has remained so designated since that date, means that date, and
(b)in any other case, means the date as from which the aerodrome became a designated airport.
(10) In this Part “ the relevant persons ”, in relation to an aerodrome, means—
(a)the manager of the aerodrome,
(b)the police authority for the relevant police area, and
(c)the chief officer of police for that area.]
Textual Amendments
F1S. 25A - S. 25B inserted (8.11.2006) by Civil Aviation Act 2006 (c. 34), s. 14(2), Sch. 1 para. 2