The Hovercraft (Application of Enactments) (Amendment) Order 1998

Draft Order in Council laid before Parliament under section 1(4) of the Hovercraft Act 1968, for approval by resolution of each House of Parliament

Draft Statutory Instruments

1998 No.

HOVERCRAFT

The Hovercraft (Application of Enactments) (Amendment) Order 1998

Made

1998

Coming into force

1998

At the Court at , the day of 1998

Present,

The Queen’s Most Excellent Majesty in Council

Whereas a draft of this Order has been laid before Parliament and has been approved by a resolution of each House of Parliament in accordance with section 1(4) of the Hovercraft Act 1968(1):

Now, therefore, Her Majesty, in exercise of the powers conferred upon Her by section 1(1)(h) and (3)(g) of the Hovercraft Act 1968(2), and of all other powers enabling Her in that behalf, is pleased, by and with the advice of Her Privy Council, to order, and it is hereby ordered, as follows:

1.  This Order may be cited as the Hovercraft (Application of Enactments) (Amendment) Order 1998 and shall come into operation on the tenth day after the day on which it is made.

2.  The Hovercraft (Application of Enactments) Order 1972(3) shall be amended by deleting from Part A of Schedule 2 thereto the following:

(a) the reference to the Civil Aviation Act 1968(4) section 16 in column 1 and the corresponding reference in column 2 and modification in column 3; and

(b) the reference to the Civil Aviation Act 1971(5) section 27 in column 1 and the corresponding reference in column 2 and modification in column 3.

Clerk of the Privy Council

Explanatory Note

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order amends the Hovercraft (Application of Enactments) Order 1972 by removing from Part A of Schedule 2 to that Order (enactments relating to aircraft applied to hovercraft) references to the Civil Aviation Act 1968, section 16 and the Civil Aviation Act 1971, section 27. These two sections were repealed by the Civil Aviation Act 1982 and re-enacted as sections 86 and 85 respectively of that Act.

(1)

1968 c. 59.

(2)

Section 1(1)(h) was amended by the Supreme Court Act 1981 (c. 54), section 152(1) and Schedule 5.

(3)

S.I. 1972/971, to which there are amendments not relevant to this Order.

(4)

c. 61. Section 16 was repealed by the Civil Aviation Act 1982 (c. 16) and re-enacted as section 86 of that Act.

(5)

c. 75. Section 27 was repealed by the Civil Aviation Act 1982 and re-enacted as section 85 of that Act.