Legislation – Railways and Transport Safety Act 2003
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Part 5Aviation: Alcohol and Drugs
General
102Territorial application
(1)
This Part applies in relation to—
(a)
a function or activity performed or carried out in the United Kingdom, and
(b)
a flight function performed or flight activity carried out on a United Kingdom aircraft.
(2)
In subsection (1)—
“flight function” means a function falling within section 94(1)(a) to (f),
“flight activity” means an activity which for the purposes of this Part is ancillary to a flight function, and
“United Kingdom aircraft” means an aircraft which is registered, in accordance with an enactment about aircraft, in the United Kingdom.
(3)
Her Majesty may by Order in Council direct that a provision of this Part shall apply (with or without modification)—
(a)
to a function or activity performed or carried out in any of the Channel Islands or a British overseas territory;
(b)
to a function performed or activity carried out on an aircraft which is registered, in accordance with an enactment about aircraft, in any of the Channel Islands or a British overseas territory.
(4)
Section 98 shall not extend to Scotland.
(5)
Subsection (4) does not affect any rule of law or enactment concerning the right of a constable in Scotland to board an aircraft or enter any place for any purpose.