The Hovercraft (General) Order 1972

UK Statutory Instrument 1972 No. 674 — creates 3 criminal offences.

Made

28 April 1972

In force from

31 May 1972

Extent

Not stated

Subject

Miscellaneous

Made under

Hovercraft Act 1968

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Regulations) — published with the instrument by the department that made it. © Crown copyright, reused under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

This Order makes provision for the registration, safety certification, maintenance and operational safety of hovercraft. It also includes provision as to ancillary matters affecting the safety of hovercraft and persons and property thereon. Under the Order the Secretary of State will be the authority for the registration of hovercraft and for issuing Operating Permits, while the Civil Aviation Authority will be the authority for certifying the safe construction of hovercraft. The Order empowers the Secretary of State to make regulations by Statutory Instrument prescribing fees, with the approval of the Treasury, in respect of matters relating to hovercraft.

Offences created by this instrument

• Penalties article 33(3) · Revoked · Strict liability
• Penalties article 33(4) · Revoked · Strict liability
• Penalties article 33(5) · Revoked · Strict liability

What Parliament said about it

Contributions, debates and written statements mentioning this instrument by name. Parliamentary material is reused under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0.

• Hovercraft (Application Of Enactments) Order 1972 Lords · Lords Chamber · 15 May 1972

  Some of the aviation legislation which the Order applies to hovercraft includes Section 52, subsections (3) and (5) of the Civil Aviation Act 1949, thus giving harbour and conservancy authorities certain powers to make by-laws; Section 55 of the same Act enabling the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry to make regulations concerning the registration of births, deaths and missing persons on or from hovercraft; and Section 27 of the Civil Aviation Act 1971, thus requiring the Civil Aviation Authority, in connection with the functions it is being given in the Hovercraft (General) Order…

• Hovercraft (Application Of Enactments) Order 1972 Lords · Lords Chamber · 15 May 1972

  Under a separate Order, the Hovercraft (General) Order 1972, provision is made for the registration and safety regulation of hovercraft including certification by the Civil Aviation Authority. This latter Order was made on April 28 and was laid before this House under the Negative Resolution Procedure on May 8. Having now provided a separate system of registration and safety regulation for hovercraft, it is desirable that any remaining doubt about the status of hovercraft, in United Kingdom law, should be removed.

• Hovercraft Commons · Commons Chamber · 23 May 1972 · Mr. Noble

  I welcome this short and interesting debate. I at once apologise to all those who have made the point tonight and to those reading this order, for the extraordinary complication of it. I was amazed by the hard work of the firms in the constituency of my hon. Friend the Member for Isle of Wight (Mr. Woodnutt) who were able to comprehend it sufficiently to say that they understood it all perfectly on Sunday. My hon. Friend the Member for Isle of Ely (Sir H. Legge-Bourke) asked about hovertrains. We will have to draft different regulations for them as soon as they get nearer to the development…

• Hovercraft Commons · Commons Chamber · 23 May 1972 · The Minister for Trade (Mr. Michael Noble)

  I beg to move, That the Hovercraft (Application of Enactments) Order 1972, a draft of which was laid before this House on 4th May, be approved. The purpose of the order is to apply to hovercraft, with necessary modifications, certain enactments and instruments relating to ships, aircraft and motor vehicles. The order is made under the Hovercraft Act, 1968, an enabling Act which has very little practical effect until Orders in Council are made under it. The first Order in Council to be made under the Act, concerning civil liability in respect of hovercraft, was made last year. A further…

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