Transport Act 2000

Part III Charges

Civil Aviation Act 1982 (c. 16)

4 Sections 73 and 74 of the Civil Aviation Act 1982 (charges for air navigation services etc) shall cease to have effect.

5 In section 86 of the Civil Aviation Act 1982 (mortgaging of aircraft) in subsection (2)(b) for “section 74(4) above” there shall be substituted “section 83 of the Transport Act 2000 (detention and sale of aircraft)”.

6 (1) Section 88 of the Civil Aviation Act 1982 (detention and sale of aircraft for unpaid airport charges) shall be amended as follows.

(2) In subsection (6)(d) for “regulations under section 73 above” substitute “section 73 of the Transport Act 2000 (or, if more than one such charge is due, in payment of them in such order as the Secretary of State may specify by order)”.

(3) In subsection (10) in the definition of “airport charges” for “regulations under section 73 above” substitute “section 73 of the Transport Act 2000”.

7 In section 90 of the Civil Aviation Act 1982 (Convention rights) in subsection (2)(b) for “section 74(4) above” there shall be substituted “section 83 of the Transport Act 2000 (detention and sale of aircraft)”.

8 (1) In Schedule 4 to the Civil Aviation Act 1982 (Eurocontrol) paragraph 1 shall be amended as follows.

(2) In sub-paragraph (5) omit the definition of “record”.

(3) After sub-paragraph (5) insert—

“(6) For the purposes of this paragraph a record includes (in addition to a record in writing)—

(a) a disc, tape, sound-track or other device in which sounds or signals are embodied so as to be capable of being reproduced from it (with or without the aid of some other instrument);

(b) a film, tape or other device in which visual images are embodied so as to be capable of being reproduced from it (with or without the aid of some other instrument);

(c) a photograph.”

9 In Schedule 13 to the Civil Aviation Act 1982 (subordinate instruments) in Part II after the entry relating to section 87 there shall be inserted—

“Section 88(6)(d)

Priority of charges

Subject to the negative resolution procedure

—”.

Airports Act 1986 (c. 31)

10 In section 36 of the Airports Act 1986 (interpretation) in subsection (1) in the definition of “airport charges” for “regulations under section 73 of the 1982 Act (air navigation services etc))” there shall be substituted “section 73 of the Transport Act 2000 (charges for services))”.