The Aviation Statistics Regulations 2023

Part 1 INTRODUCTION

Citation, commencement and extent

1.—(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Aviation Statistics Regulations 2023.

(2) These Regulations come into force on 22nd November 2023.

(3) These Regulations extend to England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.

Interpretation and exercise of functions

2.—(1) In these Regulations—

“airport” has the meaning given in section 82(1) of the Airports Act 1986(1);

“the CAA” means the Civil Aviation Authority;

“CAA member” means a member of the CAA appointed by the Secretary of State under section 2 of the Civil Aviation Act 1982(2);

“certificate holder” means the holder of a certificate issued by the CAA under Regulation (EU) 2018/1139 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 4 July 2018 on common rules in the field of civil aviation and establishing a European Union Aviation Safety Agency(3) and Commission Regulation (EU) No 139/2014 of 12 February 2014 laying down requirements and administrative procedures related to aerodromes pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 216/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council(4);

“commercial air services” means air transport flights or series of flights for the public transport of passengers, freight or mail for remuneration or for hire;

“information notice” has the meaning given in regulation 4(1);

“licence holder” means the holder of a licence issued by the CAA under regulation 212 of the Air Navigation Order 2016(5);

“Official Record” means a document of that name that is published on the website of the CAA;

“passenger unit” means a unit equivalent to either one passenger or one hundred kilograms of freight and mail;

“penalty notice” has the meaning given in regulation 7(2);

“penalty proposal notice” has the meaning given in regulation 5(1);

“respondent” means the person on whom an information notice is served;

“review notice” has the meaning given in regulation 8(6)(a);

“variation notice” has the meaning given in regulation 6(2).

(2) The functions conferred on the CAA in these Regulations may be exercised on behalf of the CAA only by a CAA employee or a CAA member.

(1)

1986 c. 31.

(2)

1982 c. 16.

(3)

EUR 2018/1139, amended by S.I. 2019/645.

(4)

EUR 2014/139, amended by S.I. 2019/645.

(5)

S.I. 2016/765; relevant amending instruments are S.I. 2017/1112, S.I. 2018/623, S.I. 2019/261, S.I. 2019/645, S.I. 2020/1555 and S.I. 2021/879.