Legislation – Air Traffic Management and Unmanned Aircraft Act 2021

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Introduction

PART 1
Airspace change proposals

1 Meaning of “airspace change proposal”

2 Direction to progress airspace change proposal

3 Direction to co-operate in airspace change proposal

4 Directions under sections 2 and 3: supplemental

5 Delegation of functions to CAA

6 Provision of information

7 Appeals and enforcement

8 Part 1: interpretation

PART 2
Air traffic

9 Licensed air traffic services: modifying the licence and related appeals

10 Air traffic services licensed under Part 1 of the Transport Act 2000: enforcement

11 Air traffic services: consequential amendments

12 Airport slot allocation

PART 3
Unmanned aircraft

13 Powers of police officers and prison authorities

14 Powers of police officers relating to ANO 2016

15 Fixed penalties for certain offences relating to unmanned aircraft

16 Amendment and enforcement regulations

17 Disclosures of information

18 Part 3: interpretation

PART 4
General

19 Regulations

20 Extent

21 Commencement

22 Short title

SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 1 Appeals against decisions to give or vary airspace change directions

SCHEDULE 2 Enforcement of airspace change directions and connected appeals

SCHEDULE 3 Modification of licence conditions under section 11 of the Transport Act 2000: appeals

SCHEDULE 4 New Schedule A1 to the Transport Act 2000

SCHEDULE 5 New Schedule B1 to the Transport Act 2000

SCHEDULE 6 New Schedule C1 to the Transport Act 2000

SCHEDULE 7 Air traffic services: consequential amendments

SCHEDULE 8 Unmanned aircraft: powers of police officers and prison authorities

SCHEDULE 9 Unmanned aircraft: powers of police officers relating to ANO 2016

SCHEDULE 10 Fixed penalties for certain offences relating to unmanned aircraft

SCHEDULE 11 Amendment and enforcement regulations

SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 11Amendment and enforcement regulations

PART 2Enforcement of particular EU-derived legislation

Regulations providing for criminal offences or civil penalties

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(1)

The Secretary of State may, for the purpose of securing compliance with any relevant legislation, make regulations providing—

(a)

subject to sub-paragraph (2), for persons to be guilty of offences in such circumstances as may be specified in the regulations and to be liable on conviction of those offences to such penalties as may be so specified;

(b)

for the imposition of civil penalties in such circumstances as may be specified in the regulations.

(2)

The power conferred by sub-paragraph (1)(a) does not include power—

(a)

to provide for offences to be triable only on indictment;

(b)

to authorise the imposition, on summary conviction of any offence, of any term of imprisonment or of a fine exceeding the statutory maximum;

(c)

to authorise the imposition, on conviction on indictment of an offence, of a term of imprisonment exceeding two years.

(3)

The power conferred by sub-paragraph (1)(b) does not include power to authorise the imposition of a civil penalty of an amount that exceeds the amount of a fine at level 4 on the standard scale.

(4)

Where regulations under this paragraph make provision for the imposition of a civil penalty, the regulations must also include provision for a right of appeal to a court or tribunal against the imposition of the penalty.

(5)

The provision that may be made under sub-paragraph (4) includes provision—

(a)

as to the jurisdiction of the court or tribunal to which an appeal may be made;

(b)

as to the grounds on which an appeal may be made;

(c)

as to the procedure for making an appeal (including any fee which may be payable);

(d)

suspending the imposition of the penalty, pending determination of the appeal;

(e)

as to the powers of the court or tribunal to which an appeal is made;

(f)

as to how any sum payable in pursuance of a decision of the court or tribunal is to be recoverable.

(6)

The provision referred to in sub-paragraph (5)(e) includes provision conferring on the court or tribunal to which an appeal is made power—

(a)

to confirm the penalty;

(b)

to withdraw the penalty;

(c)

to vary the amount of the penalty;

(d)

to award costs.

(7)

This paragraph does not limit the provision that may be made in an Air Navigation Order.

(8)

In this paragraph “relevant legislation” means—

(a)

the UK Delegated Regulation or provision made under that Regulation;

(b)

the UK Implementing Regulation or provision made under that Regulation;

(c)

regulations made under Article 57 or 58 of the UK Basic Regulation.