PART 1

Airports
CHAPTER 3

General provision

Interpretation

Airports
66
1
In this Part “airport” means an aerodrome within the meaning of the Civil Aviation Act 1982 together with other land, buildings and structures used for the purposes of—
a
the landing and taking off of aircraft at the aerodrome,
b
the manoeuvring, parking or servicing of aircraft between landing and take-off at the aerodrome,
c
the arrival or departure of persons carried or to be carried as passengers by air transport services operating to or from the aerodrome, together with their baggage,
d
the arrival or departure of cargo carried or to be carried by such services,
e
the processing of such persons, baggage and cargo between their arrival and departure, and
f
the arrival or departure of persons who work at the airport.
2
Section 67 makes further provision about what is and is not included in an airport for the purposes of this Part.
3
The Secretary of State may by regulations provide that, for the purposes of this Part, land, buildings and other structures specified in the regulations, or of a description specified in the regulations, are or are not—
a
part of an airport, or
b
part of the core area of an airport.
4
The regulations may, in particular—
a
modify subsection (1)(a) to (f) and section 67, and
b
modify the definition of the core area of an airport in section 5.
5
In this section “modify” includes amend or repeal.
S. 66 in force at 6.4.2013 by S.I. 2013/589, art. 2(1)-(3)