The Civil Aviation Act 1949 sections 52 and 55 as amended by the Civil Aviation Act 1971.

1949 c. 67.

1971 c. 75.

(1) In section 52, subsections (1), (2) and (4) shall not apply.

(2) In section 52, subsection (3) the words “when on the surface of the water” shall be omitted.

(3) In section 52, subsection (5), paragraphs (c) and (d) shall not apply.

(4) In section 55—

(i) references to the “Air Register Book of Births and Deaths” shall be deemed to be references to “the Hovercraft Register Book of Births and Deaths”, and

(ii) references to “aircraft registered in Great Britain and Northern Ireland” shall be deemed to include references (as well as to hovercraft registered in Great Britain and Northern Ireland) to hovercraft not so registered which carry passengers to or from any port in the United Kingdom.

(iii) References to the Civil Aviation Authority substituted for “the Minister” by the Civil Aviation Act 1971 shall in relation to hovercraft be deemed to be references to the Secretary of State, and references to the Authority substituted as aforesaid for references to his Department shall be deemed to be references to the Department of Trade and Industry.

The Army Act 1955 sections 24(1)(h), 24(3), 36(2), 44(2) and (3), 46(aa) and (ab), 48(2), 49, 50, 177(2) and 198

1955 c. 18.

The Air Force Act 1955 sections 24(1)(h), 24(3), 36(2), 44(2) and (3), 46(b) and (c), 48(2), 49, 50, 172, 177(2) and 198

1955 c. 19.

The Licensing Act 1964 section 87

1964 c. 26.

In section 87—

(i) In sub-section (1), for “the examination station approved for the airport under section 16 of the Customs and Excise Act 1952” there shall be substituted “the approved wharf approved for the hoverport under section 14 of the Customs and Excise Act 1952 as applied by section 10 of the Finance Act 1966”.

(ii) In sub-section (2) “The Secretary of State” shall be substituted for the words from “This section” (where they first appear) to “Aviation”; and the words “and any order under the said Act of 1956”, shall be omitted.

(iii) In sub-section (3), for “Minister” there shall be substituted “Secretary of State”.

(iv) In sub-section (3), for “examination station” there shall be substituted “approved wharf”.

The Registration of Births, Deaths and Marriages (Scotland) Act 1965

1965 c. 49

The Tokyo Convention Act 1967

1967 c. 52

(1) For references to “flight” where they occur shall be substituted references to “journey”; and for references to “commander” wherever they occur there shall be substituted references to “captain”.

(2) In section 1(2) the words in brackets shall be omitted;

(3) In section 1(3) from “and section 62(1)” to the end shall be omitted;

(4) In section 2 for “registered in a Convention country” there shall be substituted “registered in any country other than the United Kingdom”;

(5) In section 3(5)(b)(ii) and 3(6)(b) “which is a Convention country” shall be omitted;

(6) Section 4 shall not apply;

(7) Section 5 shall not apply;

(8) In section 6(1)(a) for sub-paragraphs (i) and (ii) there shall be substituted “an Order in Council made under the Hovercraft Act 1968”.

(9) In section 6(1)(a) “or the Air Transport Licensing Board” shall be omitted.

(10) Section 6(1)(b) and 6(2) shall not apply;

(11) In section 7(1) the definitions of “commander” “Convention country”, “pilot in command”, and “Tokyo Convention” shall not apply.

(12) In section 7(2)(a), for from “taking off” to the end there shall be substituted “moving off on a journey until the moment when the hovercraft comes to a halt at the end of that journey; and”

(13) Section 7(4) and (5)(b) shall not apply;

(14) Sections 8 and 9 and the Schedule shall not apply.

The Civil Aviation Act 1968 section 16

1968 c. 61.

In section 16(2)(b) the words “and rights under section 14 of this Act or under regulations made by virtue of section 7(2) of the Civil Aviation (Euro-control) Act 1962” shall not apply.

The Civil Aviation Act 1971 section 27

1971 c. 75.

In sub-section (2) references to “certificates of airworthiness to be granted or renewed in pursuance of the Air Navigation Orders” shall include references to any certificates to be granted or renewed in pursuance of Part II of the Hovercraft (General) Order 197249.

The Destructive Pests and Diseases of Plants Order 1965

S.I. 1965/216 (1965 I, p. 510).

The Importation of Forest Trees (Prohibition) (Great Britain) Order 1965

S.I. 1965/2121 (1965 III, p. 6236)

The Destructive Pests and Diseases of Plants (Scotland) Order 1966

S.I. 1966/1533 (1966 III, p. 4353)

The Examination of Seed Potatoes (Scotland) Order 1970

S.I. 1970/1287 (1970 III, p. 4264)