Two or more persons are joint operators of an airport area where they jointly have overall responsibility for the management of all of the area.

Regulations under section 9 may include provision about when two or more persons are or are not to be treated for the purposes of this Part as jointly having such responsibility.

The CAA's power under section 10 to make a determination includes power to determine whether, in a particular case, two or more persons have such responsibility.

The Secretary of State may by regulations provide that, where there are joint operators of an airport area, the provisions of Chapters 1 and 3 of this Part (other than this section) apply in relation to the operators and the area with the modifications specified in the regulations.