Aviation Security Act 1982

[F1 24AT Interpretation U.K.

(1) In this Part—

• “ aerodrome ” is to be construed in accordance with section 24AA(2);

• “ aerodrome security plan ” has the meaning given by section 24AE(2);

• “ dispute about security planning for an aerodrome ”, “ dispute about the contents of an aerodrome security plan ” and “ dispute about the implementation of an aerodrome security plan ” have the meanings given by section 24AM(2) to (4);

• “ relevant persons ”, in relation to an aerodrome, means the persons mentioned in section 24AE(4);

• “ relevant police area ”, in relation to an aerodrome, means the police area in which the aerodrome is wholly or mainly situated;

• “ risk advisory group ”, in relation to an aerodrome, means the group established for the aerodrome in accordance with section 24AB;

• “ risk report ”, in relation to an aerodrome, has the meaning given by section 24AC(2);

• “ security executive group ”, in relation to an aerodrome, means the group established for the aerodrome in accordance with section 24AG;

• “ security measure ”, in relation to an aerodrome, means any measure taken for a purpose to which Part 2 applies (protection of aerodromes etc. against acts of violence) or otherwise for the purpose of preventing crime or preserving the peace at the aerodrome, but it does not include—

  (a)

  any measure specified in a direction under Part 2, or

  (b)

  any measure which an officer of Revenue and Customs or an official of the Secretary of State exercising functions in relation to immigration is required to take by virtue of any enactment.

(2) Any reference in this Part to the security of an aerodrome includes a reference to the preservation of the peace at the aerodrome (and any reference to a threat to the security of the aerodrome is to be construed accordingly).

(3) Any reference in the preceding provisions of this Part to a person nominated under a provision of this Part is a reference to a person who has been nominated under that provision and accepts that nomination (unless the context otherwise requires).

(4) If an aerodrome to which this Part applies—

(a) ceases to be such an aerodrome, but

(b) subsequently becomes such an aerodrome again,

this Part applies in relation to the aerodrome as if it had become an aerodrome to which this Part applies for the first time.

(5) For the purposes of this Part the risk advisory group for an aerodrome is to be treated as established when both of the following conditions are first met—

(a) the person nominated by the manager of the aerodrome under section 24AB(2)(a) accepts the nomination;

(b) the chief officer of police for the relevant police area informs the manager of the aerodrome that either the chief officer will serve as a member of the group or that a person nominated by the chief officer for the purposes of section 24AB(2)(b) has accepted the nomination.

(6) For the purposes of this Part the security executive group for an aerodrome is to be treated as established when all of the following conditions are first met—

(a) the manager of the aerodrome appoints a representative under section 24AG(2)(a);

(b) the chief officer of police for the relevant police area informs the manager of the aerodrome that either the chief officer will serve as a member of the group or that the chief officer has appointed a representative for the purposes of section 24AG(2)(b);

(c) [F2 in the case of an aerodrome in Scotland or Northern Ireland, ] the police authority for the relevant police area informs the manager of the aerodrome that the police authority has appointed a representative for the purposes of section 24AG(2)(c);

(d) a person nominated by the manager of the aerodrome under section 24AG(3) accepts the nomination.

(7) In the application of this Part to Scotland—

(a) references to the chief officer of police for the relevant police area are to be read as references to the chief constable of the [F3 Police Service of Scotland ], and

(b) references to the police authority for the relevant police area are F4 ... to be read as references to [F5 the Scottish Police Authority ] .

(8) In the application of this Part to Northern Ireland—

(a) references to the chief officer of police for the relevant police area are to be read as references to the Chief Constable of the Police Service of Northern Ireland, and

(b) references to the police authority for the relevant police area are to be read as references to the Northern Ireland Policing Board.]

Textual Amendments

F1 Pt. 2A inserted (29.1.2010 for E.W.S.) by Policing and Crime Act 2009 (c. 26) , ss. 79 , 116(1) ; S.I. 2010/125 , art. 2(k)

F2 Words in s. 24AT(6)(c) inserted (16.1.2012) by Police Reform and Social Responsibility Act 2011 (c. 13), s. 157(1), Sch. 16 para. 148; S.I. 2011/3019, art. 3, Sch. 1

F3 Words in s. 24AT(7)(a) substituted (1.4.2013) by The Police and Fire Reform (Scotland) Act 2012 (Consequential Provisions and Modifications) Order 2013 (S.I. 2013/602), art. 1(2), Sch. 2 para. 18(2)(a)

F4 Words in s. 24AT(7)(b) omitted (1.4.2013) by virtue of The Police and Fire Reform (Scotland) Act 2012 (Consequential Provisions and Modifications) Order 2013 (S.I. 2013/602), art. 1(2), Sch. 2 para. 18(2)(b)

F5 Words in s. 24AT(7)(b) substituted (1.4.2013) by The Police and Fire Reform (Scotland) Act 2012 (Consequential Provisions and Modifications) Order 2013 (S.I. 2013/602), art. 1(2), Sch. 2 para. 18(2)(b)