The Policing of Aerodromes (Belfast International Airport) Order 2012

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order provides that Belfast International Airport is not a “relevant aerodrome” for the purposes of Part 3 of the Aviation Security Act 1982 and accordingly does not require a police services agreement (specifying levels of policing and funding for policing by the aerodrome manager) and is not subject to the provisions of section 26(1) of the Act (which relate to the powers of constables and members of an aerodrome constabulary).

This Order replaces the Policing of Aerodromes (Belfast International Airport) Order 2010 (SI 2010/575) and is being made in the light of the comments about that order given by the Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments in its first report of the 2010-2012 session of Parliament. The report is available at:

http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/jt201011/jtselect/jtstatin/19/19.pdf.

An impact assessment has not been produced as no additional impact on the costs to business, the public sector, civil society organisations, regulators or consumers to that set out in the final impact assessment on Airport Policing, Funding and Security Planning is foreseen. That final impact assessment was produced in December 2008 to accompany the Policing and Crime Bill and can be found at:

http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20100927131008/http://www.dft.gov.uk/consultations/archive/2008/airportpolicing/revisedimpactassessmet.pdf