Explanatory Notes

Civil Aviation Act 2012

2012 CHAPTER 19

19 December 2012

Commentary

Part 3 – Final Provisions

Section 108: Power to make consequential and transitional provision

316.Section 108 enables the Secretary of State to make regulations making consequential, transitional, transitory or saving provision in relation to any provision of the Act.

Section 110: Commencement

317.Section 110 provides for commencement of the Act’s provisions. Most of the provisions of the Act are to come into force on a day appointed by order of the Secretary of State.

318.Sections 83 to 93 and Schedule 13, sections 94 to 99 and Schedule 14, section 101 and sections 105 to 107 come into force at the end of the period of two months beginning with the day Royal Assent is given. Paragraphs 1 and 7 of Schedule 10 (and section 76(5) so far as it relates to those paragraphs) and Part 3 of the Act come into force on Royal Assent.

Section 112: Channel Islands, Isle of Man and British overseas territories

319.Subsection (1) provides that the powers in section 108(1) of the CAA 1982 (power to extend to Channel Islands, Isle of Man and British overseas territories) are exercisable in relation to the amendments of that Act made by or under this Act.

320.Subsection (2) provides that the powers in section 39(3) of the ASA 1982 (extension outside the United Kingdom) are exercisable in relation to the amendments of that Act made by or under this Act.

321.Subsection (3) provides that the power in section 107 of the TA 2000 (extension outside United Kingdom) is exercisable in relation to the amendments of provisions listed in section 107(2) of that Act made by or under this Act.