Regulation 2 Amendment of the Private Security Industry Act 2001 (Exemption) (Aviation Security) Regulations 2010

The Private Security Industry Act 2001 (Exemption) (Aviation Security) Regulations 2010^f1 are amended as follows.

In regulation 2, omit the definition of “the 2010 Regulation”.

For regulation 4, substitute—

“Prescribed circumstances

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(1)

The circumstances prescribed for the purposes of this regulation are those where a person is provided to implement or be responsible for the implementation of screening, access control or other security controls on behalf of—

(a)

an operator of one or more aircraft registered or operating in the United Kingdom,

(b)

a manager of an aerodrome in the United Kingdom,

(c)

an occupier of any land forming part of an aerodrome in the United Kingdom,

(d)

a person who is permitted, within the meaning of section 24A(2) of the Aviation Security Act 1982^f2, to have access to a security restricted area of such an aerodrome for the purposes of the activities of a business carried on by them, or

(e)

an air cargo agent,

for purposes to which Part 2 of the Aviation Security Act 1982 (protection of aircraft, aerodromes and air navigation installations against acts of violence)^f3 applies.

(2)

In this regulation—

• “access control” means the application of means by which the entry of unauthorised persons or unauthorised vehicles, or both, may be prevented;

• “air cargo agent” has the meaning given in section 21F of the Aviation Security Act 1982^f4;

• “prohibited articles” means weapons, explosives or other dangerous devices, articles or substances that may be used to commit an act of unlawful interference that jeopardises the security of civil aviation within the meaning of section 10(4) of the Aviation Security Act 1982^f5;

• “screening” means the application of technical or other means which are intended to identify or detect prohibited articles;

• “security control” means the application of means by which the introduction of prohibited articles may be prevented; and

• “security restricted area” has the meaning given in section 24A of the Aviation Security Act 1982.”.