Aviation Security Act 1982

Section 40.

SCHEDULE 2Consequential Amendments and Savings

Periods running at commencement

1Where any period of time specified in or for the purposes of any enactment re-enacted by this Act is current at the commencement of this Act, this Act shall have effect as if the provision of this Act re-enacting that enactment had been in force when that period began to run.

Past offences

2This Act (and, in particular, the following provisions of this Schedule) shall not affect the law applicable to, or to proceedings in respect of, an offence committed before the commencement of this Act under any enactment repealed by this Act.

The Visiting Forces Act 1952

3Section 3 of the [1952 c. 67.] Visiting Forces Act 1952, as amended by the [1973 c. 47.] Protection of Aircraft Act 1973, shall, after the commencement of this Act, continue to have effect as so amended notwithstanding the repeal of the said Act of 1973 but subject to the substitution in subsection (1)—

(a)for the words " section 1(4)(b) of the [1971 c. 70.] Hijacking Act 1971” of the words " section 6(2)(a) of the Aviation Security Act 1982 ";

(b)for the words "section 1 or section 2 of the Protection of Aircraft Act 1973 " of the words " section 2 or section 3 of that Act " ; and

(c)for the words " section 3(1) " of the words " section 6(2)(b) and (c)".

The Protection of Aircraft Act 1973

4Where before the commencement of this Act any land, building or works was or were, by virtue of an order under section 26 of the Protection of Aircraft Act 1973, included in an aerodrome for the purposes of that Act, the land, building or works shall, to the extent that that order has effect on or after the commencement of this Act, be treated as included in that aerodrome not only for the purposes of the provisions of this Act re-enacting provisions of that Act but also for the purposes of the other provisions of this Act.

The Criminal Jurisdiction Act 1975

5In paragraph 11 of Schedule 1 to the [1975 c. 59.] Criminal Jurisdiction Act 1975, for the words " the Hijacking Act 1971 " there shall be substituted the words " the Aviation Security Act 1982 ".

The Northern Ireland (Emergency Provisions) Act 1978

6In paragraph 14 of Schedule 4 to the [1978 c. 5.] Northern Ireland (Emergency Provisions) Act 1978, for the words " the Hijacking Act 1971 " there shall be substituted the words " the Aviation Security Act 1982 ".

The Suppression of Terrorism Act 1978

7For paragraphs 18 and 19 of Schedule 1 to the [1978 c. 26.] Suppression of Terrorism Act 1978 there shall be substituted the following paragraph—

“18An offence under Part I of the Aviation Security Act 1982 (other than an offence under section 4 or 7 of that Act)”.

The British Nationality Act 1981

8Until the commencement of the [1981 c. 61.] British Nationality Act 1981 section 38(1) of this Act shall have effect as if for the definition "United Kingdom national" there were substituted the following definition—

• “' United Kingdom national' means an individual who is—

  (a)

  a citizen of the United Kingdom and Colonies ; or

  (b)

  a British subject by virtue of section 2 of the [1948 c. 56.] British Nationality Act 1948 ; or

  (c)

  a British subject without citizenship by virtue of section 13 or 16 of the said Act of 1948 ; or

  (d)

  a British subject by virtue of the [1965 c. 34.] British Nationality Act 1965; or

  (e)

  a British protected person within the meaning of the said Act of 1948.”.