Explanatory note

Section 66 of the Airports Act 1986 empowers the Secretary of State to direct that in their application to land within an airport designated by an order made by him for the purposes of the section, certain provisions of the Refuse Disposal (Amenity) Act 1978 and regulations in force thereunder shall have effect subject to such modifications as appear to him to be necessary or expedient to confer on the airport operator the functions exercisable under those provisions by local authorities. This Order designates the airports listed in Schedule 1 for the purposes of section 66 and modifies the relevant provisions set out in Schedule 2 in their application to the listed airports.