PART 3

Grant of a licence – general
CHAPTER 1

Eligibility criteria and prescribed roles for licensees

Prescribed roles: spaceport licensees
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1
A spaceport licensee must appoint individuals to undertake, on that licensee’s behalf, the roles of—
a
accountable manager,
b
safety manager, and
c
security manager .
2
The spaceport licensee must ensure that—
a
the accountable manager has a duty to establish and maintain an effective management system and to ensure that the spaceport licensee’s licensed activities can be financed and carried out in accordance with the provisions contained in or made under the Act and the conditions of the licence;
b
the safety manager’s duties are—
i
day-to-day development, administration and maintenance of an effective safety management system under regulation 163 and Schedule 4,
ii
examination of all aspects of the spaceport licensee’s licensed activity relating to securing that its licensed activities are carried out safely in accordance with Part 10, and
iii
monitoring those involved in the spaceport licensee’s licensed activities to ensure compliance with the spaceport licensee’s safety policies and procedures in accordance with Part 10.
3
A spaceport licensee may appoint the same individual to undertake more than one of the roles prescribed in paragraph (1).
See regulation 169 for the responsibilities of a licensee’s security manager.
Reg. 7 in force at 29.7.2021, see reg. 1(1)