Civil Aviation Act 1949

Section 69.

ELEVENTH SCHEDULE Amendments of other Enactments

Public Health Act, 1936, s. 143

1 (1) In section one hundred and forty-three of the Public Health Act, 1936 (which empowers the Minister of Health to make regulations with a view to the treatment of certain diseases and for preventing the spread of such diseases) for references to the Secretary of State there shall be substituted references to the Minister.

(2) The said section shall have effect in relation to aerodromes for the time being vested in or under the control of the Minister, and in relation to persons in aircraft arriving at or departing from such aerodromes, subject to the following modifications, that is to say—

(a) in subsection (3) thereof, for the words " shall satisfy the authorities, 'whether county councils, local authorities, or port health authorities, by whom they are to be enforced and executed " there shall be substituted the words " may provide for their enforcement and execution by officers designated for that purpose by the Minister or the Minister of Civil Aviation ";

(b) in subsection (4) for the words " Authorised officers of any such authority " there shall be substituted the words " Officers so designated as aforesaid ".

(3) Without prejudice to the generality of the power conferred by the said section, regulations made thereunder may provide for requiring persons alighting from aircraft to answer questions pertaining to their state of health or their contact with infection.

(4) His Majesty may by Order in Council direct that the said section, so far as it relates to such regulations as are specified in subsection (9) thereof, shall apply in relation to aerodromes in Northern Ireland for the time being vested in or under the control of the Minister of Civil Aviation, and in relation to persons and aircraft arriving at or departing from such aerodromes, subject to such exceptions, modifications and adaptations as may be specified in the Order.

(5) His Majesty may by Order in Council direct that any regulations made under the said section as that section has effect by virtue of foregoing provisions of this paragraph shall extend, with such exceptions, modifications and adaptations, if any, as may be specified in the Order, to any of the Channel Islands or to the Isle of Man.

For the purposes of this sub-paragraph, subsections (4) and (5) of the said section shall be deemed to form part of the regulations mentioned in this sub-paragraph.

Public Health (Scotland) Act, 1945, s. 1

2 (1) Section one of the Public Health (Scotland) Act, 1945 (which empowers the Secretary of State to make regulations with a view to the treatment of certain diseases and for preventing the spread of such diseases) shall have effect in relation to aerodromes for the time being vested in or under the control of the Minister of Civil Aviation, and in relation to persons and aircraft arriving at or departing from such aerodromes, subject to the following modifications, that is to say—

(a) in subsection (3) for the words " shall satisfy the authorities, whether local authorities or port local authorities, by whom they are to be enforced and executed" there shall be substituted the words " may provide for their enforcement and execution by officers designated for that purpose by the Secretary of State or the Minister of Civil Aviation ".

(b) in subsection (4), for the words " Authorised officers of any such authority" there shall be substituted the words " Officers so designated as aforesaid ".

(2) Without prejudice to the generality of the powers conferred by the said section, regulations made thereunder may provide for requiring persons alighting from aircraft to answer questions pertaining to their state of health or their contact with infection.

Air Navigation Act, 1936

3 Part VI of this Act applies to sections twenty-four and twenty-six of the Air Navigation Act, 1936.

Railway (Air Transport) Acts

4 In the Great Western Railway (Air Transport) Act, 1929, the London and North Eastern Railway (Air Transport) Act, 1929, the London, Midland and Scottish Railway (Air Transport) Act, 1929, and the Southern Railway (Air Transport) Act, 1929, references to the Secretary of State or to the Air Council or to the President of the Air Council shall be construed as references to the Minister.

Other Local and Private Acts

5 Any enactment contained in a local or private Act other than the Acts hereinbefore mentioned, being an enactment relating to civil aviation, shall have effect subject to such modifications as may be specified by Order in Council for the purpose of the transfer to the Minister of functions of the Secretary of State relating to civil aviation.