2021 No. 1437

Civil Aviation

The Civil Aviation (Customs and Excise Airports) Order 2021

Made

Coming into force

The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred in article 219 of the Air Navigation Order 20161 and with concurrence of the Commissioners of Revenue and Customs, makes the following Order.

Citation, commencement and extent1

1

This Order may be cited as the Civil Aviation (Customs and Excise Airports) Order 2021 and comes into force on 1st January 2022.

2

This Order extends to England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.

Revocation2

The Civil Aviation (Customs and Excise Airports) Order 20012 and the Civil Aviation (Customs and Excise Airports) Order 20093 are revoked.

Designation of Customs and Excise aerodromes3

The following aerodromes are designated as places for the landing or departure of aircraft for the purposes of the enactments for the time being in force relating to customs and excise—

  • Aberdeen Airport

  • Belfast International Airport

  • Biggin Hill Airport

  • Birmingham Airport

  • Blackpool Airport

  • Bournemouth Airport

  • Bristol Airport

  • Cambridge Airport

  • Cardiff Airport

  • Coventry Airport

  • Doncaster (Sheffield) Airport

  • East Midlands Airport

  • Edinburgh Airport

  • Exeter Airport

  • Farnborough Airport

  • Filton Airport

  • George Best (Belfast City) Airport

  • Glasgow Airport

  • Humberside Airport

  • Inverness Airport

  • Leeds Bradford Airport

  • Liverpool Airport

  • London City Airport

  • London Gatwick Airport

  • London Heathrow Airport

  • London Luton Airport

  • London Stansted Airport

  • Lydd Airport

  • Manchester Airport

  • Manston Airport

  • Newcastle Airport

  • Newquay Airport

  • Norwich Airport

  • Plymouth Airport

  • Prestwick Airport

  • Shoreham Airport

  • Southampton Airport

  • Southend Airport

  • Sumburgh Airport

  • Teesside Airport

Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Transport

Robert CourtsParliamentary Under Secretary of StateDepartment for Transport

We concur

Katherine GreenAngela MacDonaldTwo of the Lord Commissioners of Her Majesty’s Treasury
EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order revokes the Civil Aviation (Customs and Excise Airports) Order 2001 (the “2001 Order”) and the Civil Aviation (Customs and Excise Airports) Order 2009 (S.I. 2009/1605) and replaces them with a new Order which designates certain airports to be places for the landing or departure of aircraft for the purposes of the enactments for the time being in force relating to customs and excise. This Order adds three additional airports for these purposes. These airports are Doncaster (Sheffield) Airport, George Best (Belfast City) Airport and Inverness Airport. The 2001 Order is not available online, however, a copy of it can be obtained by contacting the Department for Transport, Great Minster House, 33 Horseferry Road, London, SW1P 4DR. A full impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument, as no, or no significant impact on the private or voluntary sectors is foreseen.