Aviation Security Act 1982

[F1Advice and assistanceU.K.

21HProvision of advice and assistance to Secretary of StateU.K.

(1) The CAA must provide such advice and assistance to the Secretary of State as the Secretary of State requires in connection with matters relevant to the purposes to which this Part of this Act applies.

(2)A requirement under subsection (1) may be expressed so as to operate as a continuing requirement on the CAA.

(3) Nothing in this section affects the generality of section 16 of the Civil Aviation Act 1982 (provision by CAA of assistance etc for Secretary of State and others).

21IProvision of advice and assistance to other personsU.K.

(1) The CAA must provide such advice and assistance to the persons listed in subsection (3) as it considers appropriate having regard to the purposes to which this Part of this Act applies.

(2) The CAA may, in particular, provide advice and assistance to such persons in connection with measures that they are required to take by directions under sections 12 to 14.

(3)Those persons are—

(a)managers of aerodromes in the United Kingdom,

(b)authorities responsible for air navigation installations in the United Kingdom,

(c)operators of aircraft registered or operating in the United Kingdom,

(d)persons occupying land forming part of an aerodrome or air navigation installation in the United Kingdom,

(e)persons permitted to have access to a security restricted area of such an aerodrome or air navigation installation for the purposes of carrying on a business, and

(f) any other persons carrying on activities at or in connection with such an aerodrome or air navigation installation, or considering doing so, who are of a description notified to the CAA by the Secretary of State for the purposes of this section.

(4)The Secretary of State may provide such advice and assistance to the persons listed in subsection (3) as the Secretary of State considers appropriate having regard to—

(a)the purposes to which this Part of this Act applies, and

(b)any advice and assistance provided to those persons by the CAA.]

[F221J Power to modify functions of CAA etc relating to aviation security U.K.

(1)The Secretary of State may by regulations modify—

(a) the functions of the CAA relating to the purposes to which this Part of this Act applies, and

(b) the functions under this Part of this Act of persons authorised in writing by the CAA for the purposes of this Part.

(2)Regulations under this section may, in particular—

(a) confer powers, or impose duties, on the CAA or persons mentioned in subsection (1)(b),

(b) remove or restrict powers or duties of the CAA or such persons,

(c) require the CAA to comply with directions given by the Secretary of State when carrying out a function conferred by the regulations,

(d)make different provision for different cases,

(e)amend or repeal an enactment (whenever passed), including a provision of this Part of this Act, and amend or revoke a provision of an instrument made under an enactment (whenever made), and

(f)include consequential, supplementary, incidental, transitional, transitory and saving provision.

(3) The Secretary of State must consult the CAA before making regulations under this section.

(4)The regulations must be made by statutory instrument.

(5)A statutory instrument containing the regulations may not be made unless a draft of the instrument has been laid before, and approved by a resolution of, each House of Parliament.]