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”.