SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 13E+WProhibition on the arrival of aircraft and vessels into England

[F1Airport operators to ensure passengers use designated terminalsE+W

7.(1) An airport operator must not cause or permit—

(a)passengers to arrive at a terminal or part of a terminal other than a terminal or part of a terminal designated for direct flights from category 3 countries or territories, if the landing of the aircraft on which they arrived in England would have been prohibited but for paragraph 2(2)(d);

(b)other passengers, apart from Schedule 11 passengers, to arrive at a terminal or part of a terminal designated for direct flights from category 3 countries or territories.

(2) Sub-paragraph (1) does not apply where causing or permitting passengers to arrive at a terminal other than in accordance with that sub-paragraph is reasonably necessary to secure the safety of the aircraft or the health and safety of any person.

(3) An airport operator who contravenes sub-paragraph (1) commits an offence punishable on summary conviction by a fine.

(4) For the purposes of this paragraph—

(a)“airport operator” has the meaning given in section 82 of the Airports Act 1986;

(b)a passenger arrives at a terminal or part of a terminal if after disembarking from an aircraft they enter the terminal or part of the terminal for the purpose of entering the United Kingdom or as a transit passenger;

(c)the following are designated for direct flights from category 3 countries or territories—

(i)the part of the terminal at Birmingham Airport known as “South arrival and immigration hall”;

(ii)Heathrow Airport Terminal [F24].]