2015 No. 1768
The Air Navigation (Amendment) Order 2015
Made
Laid before Parliament
Coming into force
At the Court at Buckingham Palace, the 8th day of October 2015
Present,
The Queen’s Most Excellent Majesty in Council
This Order is made in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 60(1) and (2)(b) and 61(1)(a) of the Civil Aviation Act 19821 and section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 19722.
Her Majesty, by and with the advice of Her Privy Council, orders as follows:
Citation, commencement and extent1
This Order may be cited as the Air Navigation (Amendment) Order 2015 and comes into force on 15th November 2015.
Amendment of the Air Navigation Order 20092
The Air Navigation Order 20093 is amended as follows.
Mandatory reporting of occurrences3
Omit article 226.
Mandatory reporting of birdstrikes4
Omit article 227.
Competent authority5
In paragraph (2) of article 246 (competent authority)—
a
after subparagraph (e) omit “and”; and
b
at the end of subparagraph (f) insert—
; and
g
the Occurrence Reporting Regulation
Functions to be exercised by the CAA6
After article 246B (functions under the EASA Aircrew Regulation to be exercised by the CAA) add—
Functions under the Occurrence Reporting Regulation to be exercised by the CAA246C
The functions conferred on the United Kingdom by Articles 3(2), 4(3), 5(2), 5(6), 5(7), 6(3), 7(3), 8(2), 9, 13(6), 13(7), 13(8), 13(10), 13(11), 13(12), 15(1), 15(2), and 16(3) of the Occurrence Reporting Regulation are to be exercised by the CAA.
Change to contents of an aerodrome manual7
In paragraph 7 of Schedule 12 (information and instructions which must be included in an aerodrome manual) omit “for complying with article 226 and”.
Interpretation8
In article 255 (interpretation), for “Occurrence Reporting Directive” and its definition substitute—
“Occurrence Reporting Regulation” means Regulation (EU) No 376/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 3rd April 2014 on the reporting, analysis and follow-up of occurrences in civil aviation, amending Regulation (EU) No 996/2010 of the European Parliament and of the Council and repealing Directive 2003/42/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council and Commission Regulations (EC) No 1321/2007 and (EC) No 1330/20074;
Penalties9
1
In Section 1 of Part B of Schedule 13 (penalties) omit “227” in the first column and the entry corresponding to it in the second column.
2
In Part C of Schedule 13 (penalties)—
a
in Section 1 omit “226(5) to (8)” in the first column and the entry corresponding to it in the second column; and
b
after Section 7 add—
SECTION 8
Provision of Occurrence Reporting Regulation
Subject Matter
4
Requirement to report occurrences
Rules of the air10
For article 160(3)(c) (rules of the air) substitute—
c
for complying with MAA01: Military Aviation Authority Regulatory Policy (Issue 4, published on 17th December 2014 and updated on 1st April 2015) and Regulatory Articles 2000 Series Flying Regulations (published on 11th November 2014 and updated on 21st April 2015) issued by the Secretary of State5.
Military aircraft11
In article 252(3) (application of the Order to military aircraft), for “Military Flying Regulations (Joint Service Publication 550) or Flying Orders to Contractors (Aviation Publication 67)” substitute “MAA01: Military Aviation Authority Regulatory Policy (Issue 4, published on 17th December 2014 and updated on 1st April 2015) and Regulatory Articles 2000 Series Flying Regulations (published on 11th November 2014 and updated on 21st April 2015)”.
(This note is not part of the Order)