Regulation 5 General Rules
The competent authority for a relevant airport—
shall for the purposes of dealing with noise problems at that airport adopt a balanced approach;
may consider economic incentives as a noise management measure;
shall not impose a measure or a combination of measures which are more restrictive than is necessary to achieve the environmental objective established for the airport by that authority in accordance with paragraph (4);
shall not discriminate on grounds of the nationality or the identity of the air carrier or the aircraft manufacturer.
When considering operating restrictions as a means to reduce or limit the aeroplane noise at a relevant airport, the competent authority shall take into account the likely costs and benefits of the various measures available as well as airport-specific characteristics.
When adopting operating restrictions at a relevant airport based on an aircraft’s noise performance, the competent authority shall base those restrictions on the noise performance of the aircraft as determined by the certification procedure conducted in accordance with Annex 16.
Before adopting any measures under these Regulations to deal with noise problems at a relevant airport the competent authority shall establish and publish an environmental objective for that airport.
Notes on the whole SI
Textual amendments
- F1
Regulations revoked (S.) (29.3.2019) by The Airports (Noise-related Operating Restrictions) (Scotland) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/409), regs. 1(1), 4
- F2
Regulations revoked (E.W.) (23.7.2018) by The Airports (Noise-related Operating Restrictions) (England and Wales) Regulations 2018 (S.I. 2018/785), regs. 1(1), 7