UK Offence Report

The Air Navigation (Overseas Territories) (Amendment) (No. 2) Order 2021

UK Statutory Instrument 2021 No. 755 — creates 1 criminal offence.

1offences created
0recorded in force
0revoked
Made
23 June 2021
In force from
22 July 2021
Extent
Not stated
Subject
Transport: maritime, aviation, rail and harbours
Made under
Civil Aviation Act 1949, Ducie and Oeno Islands by the Civil Aviation Act 1982, Schedule 13 to the Civil Aviation Act 1982

Explanatory note

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

This Order amends the Air Navigation (Overseas Territories) Order 2013 (“the Order”) (S.I. 2013/2870) to update regulatory standards and ensure the aviation safety regime in the Overseas Territories complies with the United Kingdom’s obligations under the Chicago Convention of 7th December 1944. The amendments include new provisions in relation to aviation security; use of psychoactive substances; the carriage of dangerous goods, weapons and munitions; age restrictions for pilots flying commercial air transport; wildlife aircraft strikes; and for data monitoring and safety management, as well as other minor amendments. The amendments also incorporate the latest International Civil Aviation Organization (“ICAO”) standards on the registration and use of unmanned aircraft, adoption of the ICAO Technical Instructions on dangerous goods, and the training of designated postal operators, as well making provision for article 83 bis agreements under the Chicago Convention. In addition, this Order makes changes to Schedule 4 to the Order (Rules of the Air), including rules for protection of persons and property, formation flights, water operations, time reporting requirements, night flights, acts of unlawful interference, and interception of civil aircraft, and updates marshalling signals. A full impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument as no, or no significant, impact on the private, voluntary or public sector is foreseen. An Explanatory Memorandum has been published alongside this Order and is available on www.legislation.gov.uk .

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What Parliament said about it

Hansard was searched for this instrument by name and returned nothing. That is the ordinary outcome: an instrument laid under the negative procedure is usually never debated, and becomes law without a word said about it in either House.

How Parliament handled it

This instrument became law without a debate or a vote. Under the negative procedure it took effect unless a motion to stop it succeeded, and none was tabled.

Procedure
Made negative — law unless a motion to stop it succeeded
Could either House amend it?
No. A statutory instrument is put to each House as a whole thing, to be approved or not. Neither House can change a word of it.

Procedural history

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