Amendments to definitions: aviation4
In regulation 20—
a
after the definition of “emissions plan”, insert—
“Eurocontrol” means the European organisation for air safety navigation;
“excluded aviation activity” means—
- a
in respect of the scheme year 2013, an activity consisting in—
- i
a flight departing from, or arriving in, an aerodrome situated in any country other than an EEA state or Croatia; or
- ii
an outermost region flight;
- b
in respect of any other scheme year, an activity consisting in—
- i
a flight departing from, or arriving in, an aerodrome situated in any country other than an EEA state; or
- ii
an outermost region flight;
“excluded aviation emissions” means aviation emissions arising from an excluded aviation activity;
b
after the definition of “member State”, insert—
“non-UK operator” has the meaning given in regulation 24(2);
“outermost region” means—
- a
in respect of the scheme year 2013, the Canary Islands, French Guiana, Guadeloupe, Martinique, Réunion, Saint-Martin, the Azores, or Madeira;
- b
in respect of any other scheme year, the Canary Islands, French Guiana, Guadeloupe, Martinique, Mayotte, Réunion, Saint-Martin, the Azores, or Madeira;
“outermost region flight” means—
- a
in respect of the scheme year 2013, a flight between an aerodrome located in an outermost region and an aerodrome located in—
- i
a different outermost region;
- ii
an area of an EEA state which is not an outermost region; or
- iii
Croatia;
- b
in respect of any other scheme year, a flight between an aerodrome located in an outermost region and an aerodrome located in—
- i
a different outermost region; or
- ii
an area of an EEA state which is not an outermost region;
c
after the definition of “registered office”, insert—
“Small Emitters Tool Regulation” means Commission Regulation (EU) No 606/2010 on the approval of a simplified tool developed by the European organisation for air safety navigation (Eurocontrol) to estimate the fuel consumption of certain small emitting aircraft operators9, as amended from time to time;