The Aerodromes (Designation) (Chargeable Air Services) (Amendment) Order 2008

Statutory Instruments

2008 No. 518

Civil Aviation

The Aerodromes (Designation) (Chargeable Air Services) (Amendment) Order 2008

Made

27th February 2008

Laid before Parliament

3rd March 2008

Coming into force

1st April 2008

The Secretary of State makes the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by section 77(4) of the Transport Act 2000(1).

Citation, commencement and interpretation

1.—(1) This Order may be cited as the Aerodromes (Designation) (Chargeable Air Services) (Amendment) Order 2008 and comes into force on 1st April 2008.

(2) In this Order—

“2001 Order” means the Aerodromes (Designation) (Chargeable Air Services) Order 2001(2).

Amendment of the 2001 Order

2.  The 2001 Order is amended by omitting from the Schedule to that Order “London Heathrow”, “London Gatwick” and “London Stansted”.

Signed by authority of the Secretary of State

Jim Fitzpatrick

Parliamentary Under Secretary of State

Department for Transport

27th February 2008

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Order)

Under section 73 of the Transport Act 2000, the Civil Aviation Authority may specify the charges in respect of chargeable air services as defined in the Act. The definition of chargeable air services includes air traffic services provided on behalf of the owner or manager of an aerodrome which is designated pursuant to section 77(4) of the Act for the purposes of section 77(3)(b).

This Order amends the Schedule to the 2001 Order with the consequence that from 1 April 2008 London Heathrow, London Gatwick and London Stansted are no longer designated aerodromes for the purposes of section 77(3)(b) of the Act.

An impact assessment of the effect that this instrument will have on the costs of business and the public sector has been produced and a copy placed in the library of both Houses of Parliament. Copies may be obtained from the Department for Transport, 76 Marsham Street, London SW1P 4DR. Alternatively, copies can be obtained from the OPSI website which is at www.opsi.gov.uk or the Department for Transport’s website which is at www.dft.gov.uk.

(1)

2000 c.38.

(2)

S.I. 2001/354.