Civil Aviation Act 1949

1. Introductory Text

2. Part I Central Administration

   1. 1. Appointment and: functions of Minister of Civil Aviation

   2. 2. Oath of allegiance and official oath

   3. 3. Appointment of officers, remuneration and expenses

   4. 4. Capacity to sit in House of Commons

   5. 5. Seal, style and acts of Minister

   6. 6. Transfer to Minister of property, rights and liabilities relating to civil aviation

   7. 7. Delegation of certain functions of Minister

3. Part II Regulation of Civil Aviation

   1. General

      1. 8. Power to give effect to Chicago Convention and regulate air navigation

      2. 9. Control of aviation in time of war or emergency

      3. 10. Investigation of accidents

      4. 11. Dangerous flying

   2. Air Transport

      1. 12. Air Transport Advisory Council

      2. 13. Licensing of air transport and commercial flying

      3. 14. Information as to air transport undertakings and use of customs aerodromes

      4. 15. Terms and conditions of employment of persons employed by air transport undertakings

4. Part III Aerodromes and other Land

   1. Minister's Aerodromes

      1. 16. Minister's power to provide aerodromes

      2. 17. Consultation with Ideal bodies

      3. 18. Sanitary control on Minister's aerodromes

   2. Local Authorities' Aerodromes

      1. 19. Power of local authorities to provide aerodromes

      2. 20. Power to carry on ancillary businesses

      3. 21. Provisions as to London

      4. 22. Other statutory bodies in Northern Ireland

   3. Ministers' power over land in connection with civil aviation

      1. 23. Power to acquire and manage land

      2. 24. Power to obtain rights over land

      3. 25. Power to prohibit or restrict use of civil aerodromes

      4. 26. Power to exercise control over land in the interests of civil aviation

      5. 27. Indication of presence of obstructions near licensed aerodromes

      6. 28. Power of Minister of Transport to stop up and divert highways, etc., in the interests of civil aviation

      7. 29. Power of entry for purposes of survey

      8. 30. Special provisions relating to statutory undertakers

      9. 31. Displacements from land

      10. 32. Consecrated land and burial grounds

      11. 33. Registration of certain orders in the register of local land charges

      12. 34. Notices

      13. 35. Exemptions from stamp duty

      14. 36. Compensation of officers

   4. Supplemental

      1. 37. Power to appoint special constables

      2. 38. Trespassing on licensed aerodromes

      3. 39. Expenses of Part III

5. Part IV Liability for Damage, etc., caused by Aircraft

   1. 40. Liability of aircraft in respect of trespass, nuisance and surface damage

   2. 41. Nuisance caused by aircraft on aerodromes

   3. 42. Limitation of liability

   4. 43. Compulsory third-party insurance

   5. 44. Certificates of insurance or security

   6. 45. Rights under policies, etc

   7. 46. Offences in connection with policies, etc

   8. 47. Survival of causes of action in Northern Ireland

   9. 48. Power to give effect to Rome Convention

   10. 49. Supplemental provisions for Part IV

   11. 50. Commencement of certain provisions in Part IV

6. Part V Miscellaneous

   1. 51. Application of law of wreck and salvage to aircraft

   2. 52. Application to seaplanes of regulations as to ships

   3. 53. Exemption of aircraft and parts thereof from seizure on patent claims

   4. 54. Explanation of Carriage by Air Act, 1932

   5. 55. Recording and registration of births and deaths, etc

   6. 56. Custody and disposal of lost property

7. Part VI Supplemental

   1. 57. Orders in Council

   2. 58. Detention of aircraft

   3. 59. Extra-territorial effect

   4. 60. Offences

   5. 61. Savings

8. Part VII General

   1. 62. Jurisdiction

   2. 63. Interpretation

   3. 64. General application to Scotland

   4. 65. General application to Northern Ireland

   5. 66. Application to H.M. dominions

   6. 67. Application to Channel Islands and Isle of Man

   7. 68. Transitory provisions

   8. 69. Amendments of other enactments

   9. 70. Repeal and savings

   10. 71. Short title

9. 1. FIRST SCHEDULE

      Provisions relating to certain orders under Part III

   2. SECOND SCHEDULE

      Provisions relating to orders under s. 25

   3. THIRD SCHEDULE

      Provisions relating to directions under s. 26

   4. FOURTH SCHEDULE

      Adjustments of the functions of statutory undertakers

   5. FIFTH SCHEDULE

      Limits of liability

   6. SIXTH SCHEDULE

      Provisions as to policies of insurance, securities and deposits

   7. SEVENTH SCHEDULE

      Survival of causes of action in Northern Ireland after death

   8. EIGHTH SCHEDULE

      Patent claims against aircraft not protected under Chicago Convention

   9. NINTH SCHEDULE

      1. PART I Provisions which may be adapted for Northern Ireland

      2. Part II Provisions which may be extended to the Colonies, etc

   10. TENTH SCHEDULE

       Orders for the Compulsory purchase of land in Northern Ireland under s. 19 (2)

   11. ELEVENTH SCHEDULE

       Amendments of other enactments

   12. TWELFTH SCHEDULE

       Repeals