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Civil Aviation Act 1971

1971 c. 75 · Enacted 5 August 1971

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An Act to establish a public authority concerned with civil aviation and to make provision as to the functions of the authority; to make further provision for regulating civil aviation; to establish a corporation with functions which include the function of controlling the activities of the British Overseas Airways Corporation and the British European Airways Corporation and to authorise in certain circumstances the dissolution of either of those Corporations; and for purposes connected with the matters aforesaid.

[5th August 1971]

Be it enacted by the Queen's most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:—

Contents

  1. Part I: The Civil Aviation Authority
  2. Constitution and functions
  3. 1Constitution of the Authority
  4. 2Functions of the Authority
  5. Regulation of performance by the Authority of its functions
  6. 3General objectives, and guidance by the Secretary of State
  7. 4Secretary of State's directions in national interest etc.
  8. 5Special provisions as respects certain functions
  9. Financial provisions
  10. 6General financial duties
  11. 7The initial debt
  12. 8Borrowing powers
  13. 9Charges
  14. 10Grants and loans by Secretary of State
  15. 11Payments to Secretary of State
  16. 12Guarantees
  17. 13Accounts and audit
  18. Transfer and use of property etc.
  19. 14Acquisition of land etc.
  20. 15Compulsory purchase of land in Northern Ireland
  21. 16Rights granted to the Authority over land to bind grantor's successors
  22. 17Compensation in respect of planning decisions relating to safety of aerodromes etc.
  23. Supplemental
  24. 18Application of enactments relating to statutory undertakers etc.
  25. 19Supplementary provisions with respect to the functions of the Authority
  26. 20Annual report
  27. Part II: Regulation of Civil Aviation
  28. Regulation of carriage by air for reward
  29. 21Restriction of unlicensed carriage by air for reward
  30. 22Grant and refusal of air transport licences
  31. 23Revocation, suspension and variation of air transport licences
  32. 24Supplementary provisions relating to air transport licensing
  33. 25Transitional provisions as to air service licences
  34. Regulation of provision of accommodation in aircraft
  35. 26Regulation of provision of accommodation in aircraft
  36. Regulation of safety and navigation of aircraft and of noise from aircraft
  37. 27Design, construction and maintenance of aircraft
  38. 28Air navigation services
  39. 29Regulation of noise and vibration from aircraft
  40. Operation of aerodromes by the Authority
  41. 30Management etc.
  42. 31Byelaws
  43. 32Health control
  44. Provision of assistance and information
  45. 33Provision by the Authority of assistance etc. for Secretary of State and others
  46. 34Provision by the Authority of information etc. for Secretary of State
  47. 35Provision by others of information for the Authority and Secretary of State
  48. 36Disclosure of information
  49. Part III: The British Airways Board
  50. Constitution
  51. 37Constitution of the Board
  52. General functions of the Board
  53. 38General powers
  54. 39Reviews of organisation
  55. 40Secretary of State's directions in the national interest etc.
  56. Provision of funds etc. for and by the Board
  57. 41Borrowing by the Board
  58. 42Government loans to the Board
  59. 43Other government investment for the Board
  60. 44Provision of funds for the corporations by the Board
  61. 45Transitional provisions relating to investments etc.
  62. 46Limit on borrowing and other investment
  63. 47Stock
  64. 48Guarantees
  65. Further financial provisions
  66. 49Control of capital expenditure and of hiring of equipment
  67. 50Control of return on net assets etc.
  68. 51Expiration of ss.43 and 50 and consequential provision as respects investments and revenue
  69. 52Reserves
  70. 53Accounts and audit
  71. Miscellaneous
  72. 54Annual report
  73. 55Provision by Board of information for Secretary of State
  74. 56Participation of employees of Board etc. in pension schemes
  75. 57Dissolution of the corporations
  76. Supplemental
  77. 58Duty of Board and corporations to comply with directions
  78. 59Group income and relief for tax purposes, and relief from transfer stamp duty
  79. 60Interpretation of Part III
  80. Part IV: Miscellaneous and general
  81. 61Official secrets
  82. 62Offences
  83. 63Orders and regulations
  84. 64Interpretation
  85. 65Application of Act to Northern Ireland
  86. 66Application of Act to certain overseas territories
  87. 67Expenses
  88. 68Transitional provisions and saving
  89. 69Minor and consequential amendments of enactments, and repeals
  90. 70Citation and commencement
  91. Schedule 1: Additional provisions relating to constitution etc of Civil Aviation Authority
  92. Appointment and tenure of members
  93. 1Paragraph 1
  94. 2Paragraph 2
  95. 3Paragraph 3
  96. 4Paragraph 4
  97. 5Paragraph 5
  98. Remuneration etc. of members
  99. 6Paragraph 6
  100. 7Paragraph 7
  101. 8Paragraph 8
  102. Proceedings
  103. 9Paragraph 9
  104. 10Paragraph 10
  105. 11Paragraph 11
  106. Staff
  107. 12Paragraph 12
  108. 13Paragraph 13
  109. 14Paragraph 14
  110. 15Paragraph 15
  111. Performance of functions
  112. 16Paragraph 16
  113. Instruments and contracts
  114. 17Paragraph 17
  115. 18Paragraph 18
  116. Interpretation
  117. 19Paragraph 19
  118. Schedule 2: Transfer of property, rights and liabilities to the Authority
  119. 1Paragraph 1
  120. 2Paragraph 2
  121. 3Paragraph 3
  122. 4Paragraph 4
  123. 5Paragraph 5
  124. 6Paragraph 6
  125. 7Paragraph 7
  126. 8Paragraph 8
  127. 9Paragraph 9
  128. 10Paragraph 10
  129. Schedule 3: Land and rights over land
  130. Part I: Acquisition of land by the Authority
  131. Entry for purposes of survey
  132. 1Paragraph 1
  133. Displacements from land
  134. 2Paragraph 2
  135. Adjustment of functions of statutory undertakers
  136. 3Paragraph 3
  137. Part II: Orders relating to control of land
  138. Creation of rights over land, and control over civil aerodromes
  139. 4Paragraph 4
  140. 5Paragraph 5
  141. 6Paragraph 6
  142. Control over land in interests of civil aviation
  143. 7Paragraph 7
  144. Stopping up and diversion of highways
  145. 8Paragraph 8
  146. Supplementary
  147. 9Paragraph 9
  148. Schedule 4: Modifications of Schedules 5 and 6 to the Roads Act (Northern Ireland) 1948
  149. 1Paragraph 1
  150. 2Paragraph 2
  151. 3Paragraph 3
  152. 4Paragraph 4
  153. 5Paragraph 5
  154. 6Paragraph 6
  155. Schedule 5: Application of enactments relating to statutory undertakers etc.
  156. 1Paragraph 1
  157. 2Paragraph 2
  158. 3Paragraph 3
  159. 4Paragraph 4
  160. 5Paragraph 5
  161. 6Paragraph 6
  162. 7Paragraph 7
  163. 8Paragraph 8
  164. 9Paragraph 9
  165. Schedule 6: Additional provisions relating to Airworthiness Requirements Board
  166. Tenure of members
  167. 1Paragraph 1
  168. 2Paragraph 2
  169. Procedure
  170. 3Paragraph 3
  171. Supplemental
  172. 4Paragraph 4
  173. 5Paragraph 5
  174. Schedule 7: Byelaws
  175. 1Paragraph 1
  176. 2Paragraph 2
  177. 3Paragraph 3
  178. 4Paragraph 4
  179. 5Paragraph 5
  180. 6Paragraph 6
  181. 7Paragraph 7
  182. Schedule 8: Additional provisions relating to constitution etc of British Airways Board
  183. Appointment and tenure of members
  184. 1Paragraph 1
  185. 2Paragraph 2
  186. 3Paragraph 3
  187. 4Paragraph 4
  188. 5Paragraph 5
  189. 6Paragraph 6
  190. Remuneration etc.
  191. 7Paragraph 7
  192. 8Paragraph 8
  193. 9Paragraph 9
  194. Proceedings
  195. 10Paragraph 10
  196. 11Paragraph 11
  197. 12Paragraph 12
  198. Instruments and contracts
  199. 13Paragraph 13
  200. 14Paragraph 14
  201. Interpretation
  202. 15Paragraph 15
  203. Schedule 9: Transitional provisions
  204. 1Paragraph 1
  205. 2Paragraph 2
  206. 3Paragraph 3
  207. 4Paragraph 4
  208. 5Paragraph 5
  209. 6Paragraph 6
  210. 7Paragraph 7
  211. 8Paragraph 8
  212. 9Paragraph 9
  213. Schedule 10: Minor and consequential amendments of enactments
  214. The Ministry of Supply Act 1939
  215. 1Paragraph 1
  216. The Civil Aviation Act 1949
  217. 2Paragraph 2
  218. 3Paragraph 3
  219. The Public Records Act 1958
  220. 4Paragraph 4
  221. The Civil Aviation (Licensing) Act 1960
  222. 5Paragraph 5
  223. The Civil Aviation (Eurocontrol) Act 1962
  224. 6Paragraph 6
  225. 7Paragraph 7
  226. 8Paragraph 8
  227. The Airports Authority Act 1965
  228. 9Paragraph 9
  229. 10Paragraph 10
  230. 11Paragraph 11
  231. 12Paragraph 12
  232. The Selective Employment Payments Act 1966
  233. 13Paragraph 13
  234. The Selective Employment Payments Act (Northern Ireland) 1966
  235. 14Paragraph 14
  236. The Industrial Development Act 1966
  237. 15Paragraph 15
  238. The Air Corporations Act 1967
  239. 16Paragraph 16
  240. 17Paragraph 17
  241. 18Paragraph 18
  242. 19Paragraph 19
  243. 20Paragraph 20
  244. 21Paragraph 21
  245. 22Paragraph 22
  246. 23Paragraph 23
  247. 24Paragraph 24
  248. The Hovercraft Act 1968
  249. 25Paragraph 25
  250. The Civil Aviation Act 1968
  251. 26Paragraph 26
  252. 27Paragraph 27
  253. Schedule 11Repeals