Part 7Miscellaneous and final
Management of customs and excise
339Approval of aerodromes
1
CEMA 1979 is amended as follows.
2
After section 20(A) insert—
20BApproval of aerodromes
1
The Commissioners may approve an aerodrome for the purposes of the customs and excise Acts.
2
In any case where they consider it would facilitate the administration, collection or enforcement of any duty of customs, the Commissioners may by regulations—
a
specify conditions which must be met before an approval is granted, or
b
specify other conditions which they may, in any particular case, require to be met before an approval is granted.
3
In any other case, an approval has effect subject to such conditions and restrictions as the Commissioners think fit.
4
The Commissioners may at any time for reasonable cause revoke or vary the terms of an approval.
5
This section does not apply in relation to an aerodrome which is a customs and excise airport.
3
Section 21 (control of movement of aircraft, etc into and out of the United Kingdom) is amended in accordance with subsections (4) to (7).
4
In each of subsections (1), (2), (3)(a) and (b) and (4), for “customs and excise airport”, in each place it occurs, substitute “regulated aerodrome”
.
5
After subsection (5) insert—
5A
A person in control of an unregulated aerodrome must take reasonable steps to secure that no aircraft lands at, or departs from, the aerodrome in circumstances in which there would be a contravention of any of subsections (1) to (3).
6
In subsection (6), for “this section” substitute “subsections (1) to (4)”
.
7
After subsection (6) insert—
6A
For the purposes of this Act each of the following is a “regulated aerodrome”—
a
a customs and excise airport, and
b
an aerodrome approved under section 20B,
(and any other aerodrome is an “unregulated aerodrome”).
8
In section 22 (approval of examination stations at customs and excise airports)—
a
in the heading, for “customs and excise airports” substitute “regulated aerodromes”
;
b
in subsection (1), for “customs and excise airport” substitute “regulated aerodrome”
.
9
In section 22A (examination stations), in each of subsections (1)(a), (1A) and (2), for “customs and excise airport” substitute “regulated aerodrome”
.