1996 No. 76
CIVIL AVIATION

The Civil Aviation Act (Investigation of Accidents) Regulations 1996

Made
Laid before Parliament
Coming into force
The Secretary of State for Transport, being a Minister designated1 for the purposes of section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 19722 in relation to matters relating to air transport, in exercise of the powers conferred by that section hereby makes the following Regulations:—

1.

These Regulations may be cited as the Civil Aviation Act (Investigation of Accidents) Regulations 1996 and shall come into force on 1st March 1996.

2.

After section 75(1) of the Civil Aviation Act 19823 (investigation of accidents: regulations) there shall be inserted—

“(1A)

The power to make regulations under this section includes power to make provision—

(a)

for the purpose of implementing the Community obligations of the United Kingdom under Council Directive 94/56/EC of 21 November 1994 establishing the fundamental principles governing the investigation of civil aviation accidents and incidents4;

(b)

for the purpose of dealing with matters arising out of or related to any such obligation.”

Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Transport

Goschen
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State,
Department of Transport
(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations extend section 75 of the Civil Aviation Act 1982 by conferring power on the Secretary of State to make regulations under that section in order to (a) implement the Community obligations of the United Kingdom under Council Directive 94/56/EC of 21 November 1994 establishing the fundamental principles governing the investigation of civil aviation accidents and incidents and (b) deal with matters arising out of or related to any such obligation.