Air Traffic Management and Unmanned Aircraft Act 2021

8 Part 1: interpretation

(1) In this Part—

• “air navigation service provider” means a person who provides air traffic services within the meaning of Part 1 of the Transport Act 2000 (see section 98 of that Act) by virtue of—

  (a)

  an exemption granted under section 4 of that Act, or

  (b)

  a licence granted under section 6 of that Act;

• “airport operator” has the same meaning as in the Airports Act 1986 (see section 82(1) of that Act);

• “airspace change proposal” has the meaning given by section 1;

• “the CAA” means the Civil Aviation Authority;

• “the CAA’s airspace strategy” means the strategy and plan (taken together) for the use of managed airspace that the CAA is required to prepare and maintain by directions given (from time to time) under section 66 of the Transport Act 2000 (air navigation directions given by the Secretary of State to the CAA);

• “managed airspace” means airspace above—

  (a)

  the United Kingdom, and

  (b)

  any area which is outside the United Kingdom but in respect of which the United Kingdom has undertaken under international arrangements to carry out activities with regard to air navigation.

(2) References in this Part to a person involved in airspace change are to be read in accordance with section 2(2).

(3) References in this Part to a notice are to a notice in writing.

(4) Where a person is required to publish something by this Part, the person must publish it in whatever form and manner the person considers appropriate for bringing it to the attention of persons likely to be affected by it.