The Aviation Safety Regulations 2004

Explanatory Note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations amend the Civil Aviation Act 1982 and the Air Navigation Order 2000.

Regulation 2 abolishes the Airworthiness Requirements Board. It removes the duty of the Civil Aviation Authority to consult the Board in connection with the standards of design, construction and maintenance by reference to which certificates of airworthiness are granted to aircraft registered in the United Kingdom and makes consequential amendments. The standards by reference to which these certificates are now granted are set by the European Aviation Safety Agency under the European Community Regulation which established the Agency (EC Regulation 1592/2002).

By virtue of regulation 3 of these Regulations, the CAA becomes the UK’s national aviation authority for the purposes of EC Regulation 1592/2002 and the UK’s competent authority for the purposes of the two Commission Regulations made under Regulation 1592/2002. In addition, regulation 3 of these Regulations ends the CAA’s responsibility for carrying out in the UK the functions of the Authority under Joint Aviation Requirement 145.

A full regulatory impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument, because it has no impact on the costs of businesses.