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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-air-traffic-management-amendment-etc-eu-exit-regulations-2019/note",
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  "legislation": "ukdsi/2019/9780111179505",
  "legislation_title": "The Air Traffic Management (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019",
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  "text": "(This note is not part of the Regulations)\nThese Regulations are made in exercise of the powers in sections 8(1) and 23(1) of, and Schedule 7 to, the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 (c.16) in order to address failures of retained EU law to operate effectively and other deficiencies arising from the withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union.\nThese Regulations make amendments and revocations to legislation in the field of air traffic management. Part 2 covers retained direct principal EU legislation, Part 3 covers retained direct minor EU legislation, Part 4 covers EU decisions, Part 5 amends the European Economic Area agreement, and Part 6 amends subordinate UK legislation.\nOf note in these Regulations are the following changes.\nRegulation 4(10) defines the UK air traffic management system.\nRegulation 13 revokes the powers enabling the establishment of the EU’s performance scheme for air navigation service and network functions. Regulation 328 revokes the EU’s implementing regulation that provides the detail for the EU’s performance scheme.\nRegulation 28 revokes the powers enabling the establishment of the EU’s functional airspace blocks. Regulation 29 revokes the powers to designate a person as a functional airspace block system coordinator.\nRegulations 34 and 35 revoke the establishment and principles of the EU’s common charging scheme for air navigation services. Regulation 329 revokes the EU’s implementing regulation that provides the detail for the EU’s charging scheme.\nRegulations 57 to 63 amend articles 4, 5, 6, 6a and 7 of, and Annexes 3 and 4 to of Regulation (EC) 552/2004. Regulation (EC) 552/2004 was repealed by article 139(2) of Regulation (EU) 2018/1139 subject to the savings provisions specific to those amended articles. Those saved articles shall continue to apply until the adoption of delegated acts referred to in article 47 of Regulation (EU) 2018/1139 insofar as those acts cover the subject matter of the relevant provisions of Regulation (EC) 552/2004, and in any case shall continue to apply until not later than 12 September 2023.\nLegislation and a Decision concerning the EU’s SESAR (Single European Sky ATM (Air Traffic Management) Research) programme are revoked by regulations 64, 74, 82 and 368.\nA full impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument, as no significant impact on the private or voluntary sectors is foreseen. An Explanatory Memorandum has been published alongside these Regulations on www.legislation.gov.uk.",
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  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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