Legislation – Air Traffic Management and Unmanned Aircraft Act 2021

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PART 4General

19Regulations

1

A power to make regulations under any provision of this Act includes power to—

a

make different provision for different purposes or areas;

b

confer functions on the Secretary of State or any other person;

c

make consequential, supplementary, incidental, transitional or saving provision.

2

Regulations under this Act are to be made by statutory instrument.

3

A statutory instrument containing any of the following (whether alone or with other provision) may not be made unless a draft of the instrument has been laid before and approved by a resolution of each House of Parliament—

a

regulations under paragraph 12 of Schedule 2;

b

the first regulations to be made under paragraph 2 of Schedule 10;

c

the first regulations to be made under paragraph 5 of Schedule 10;

d

regulations under paragraph 6 of Schedule 10 which contain provision amending or repealing provision contained in an Act of Parliament;

e

regulations under paragraph 1(2) of Schedule 11 that make provision authorised by paragraph 1(3)(b) or (4)(b) or (c) of that Schedule;

f

regulations under paragraph 3(1)(a) of Schedule 11.

4

Any other statutory instrument containing regulations under this Act is subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of either House of Parliament.

5

This section does not apply to regulations under section 21.

20Extent

This Act extends to England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, except that section 12 (airport slot allocation) extends to England and Wales and Scotland only.

21Commencement

1

The following provisions come into force on the day on which this Act is passed—

a

sections 7(2) and 13 to 15 and Schedules 2 and 8 to 10, but only for the purpose of making regulations;

b

section 12;

c

section 16 and Schedule 11;

d

sections 17 and 18;

e

this Part.

2

Section 14 and Schedule 9 come into force for all other purposes at the end of the period of two months beginning with the day on which this Act is passed.

3

Except as provided by subsections (1) and (2), this Act comes into force on such day as the Secretary of State may by regulations appoint.

4

Different days may be appointed for different purposes.

5

The Secretary of State may by regulations make transitional or saving provision in connection with the coming into force of any provision of this Act.

6

The power to make regulations under subsection (5) includes power to make different provision for different purposes.

7

Regulations under this section are to be made by statutory instrument.

22Short title

This Act may be cited as the Air Traffic Management and Unmanned Aircraft Act 2021.