29 Control of road traffic at designated airports.U.K.
(1)So long as any aerodrome is a designated airport, the functions of a chief officer of police under any provisions applying in relation to the aerodrome under [F1section 65 of the Airports Act 1986](application to certain aerodromes of provisions relating to road traffic) shall, notwithstanding any order under [F1that section], be exercisable by that officer to the exclusion of the chief officer of any aerodrome constabulary; and for the purposes of any functions of a chief officer of police under those provisions any part of the aerodrome which is not within the relevant police area shall be treated as if it were.
(2)So long as any aerodrome is a designated airport—
(a)traffic wardens appointed by the police authority for the relevant police area (or, if that area is the metropolitan police district, by the commissioner of police of the metropolis) may exercise their functions on the aerodrome and shall be entitled, as against the manager of the aerodrome, to enter the aerodrome accordingly;
(b). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F2
(3)The reference in subsection (1) above to [F3section 65 of the Airports Act 1986 includes a reference to subsection (2) of that section as extended by section 66(2) of that Act](functions as respects abandoned vehicles); and subsection (2)(a) above has effect whether or not the whole of the aerodrome is in the relevant police area.
Textual Amendments
F1Words substituted by Airports Act 1986 (c. 31, SIF 9), s. 83(1), Sch. 4 para. 9(a)
F2S. 29(2)(b) repealed by Airports Act 1986 (c. 31, SIF 9), s. 83(5), Sch. 6 Pt. I
F3Words substituted by Airports Act 1986 (c. 31, SIF 9), s. 83(1), Sch. 4 para. 9(b)