Airports
These Regulations deal with a range of issues relating to the operation of the UK’s many airports. They cover rules and regulations in relation to the environment around our airports, as well as matters linked to security.
You can find a list of the regulations that apply to the UK’s airports below and to the left of this page.
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Aerodromes (Designation) (Facilities for Consultation) Order 1996 Requires designated aerodromes to provide adequate facilities for consultation to users of the aerodrome, local authorities and local resident organisations. Read More… (opens in a new window)
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Airports Slot Allocation Regulations 2006 Establishes independent coordinator for the allocation of take-off and landing slots at congested UK airports. Read More… (opens in a new window)
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Airports (Groundhandling) Regulations 1997 Transposed an EU Directive intended to help liberalise the market for groundhandling services (e.g. baggage handling, refuelling, etc) at EU airports, improve the quality of such services and reduce airlines’ operating costs. Read More… (opens in a new window)
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Civil Air Ensign Order 1937 Order establishes the Civil Air Ensign which is the aviation equivalent of the Red Ensign for Merchant shipping Read More… (opens in a new window)
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Civil Aviation (Airport Charges) (Sale of Detained Aircraft) Regulations 1971 Describes the steps that an airport authority is required to take prior to obtaining the permission of the court to sell an aircraft seized for the non-payment of airport charges Read More… (opens in a new window)
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EC/Swiss Air Transport Agreement (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2004 Amends various aviation-related UK domestic provisions to include Switzerland and Swiss Air Carriers (reflecting Switzerland’s inclusion and participation in the single market for air transport). Read More… (opens in a new window)
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Civil Aviation (Designation of Aerodromes) Order 1981 Designates Heathrow, Gatwick and Stansted as airports where the Secretary of State sets regulations with regard to noise & vibration at these airports. This is done by a notice which sets out the requirements to limit or mitigate the effect of noise and vibration connected with the taking off or landing of aircraft at these airports. Read More… (opens in a new window)
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Airport Charges Regulations 2011 Puts in place procedures to determine which airports are to be regulated for the setting of charges. Read More… (opens in a new window)
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Aviation Security (Air Cargo Agents) Regulations 1993 Enable the Secretary of State to maintain a list of approved air cargo agents for security purposes. Read More… (opens in a new window)
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Aviation Security Regulations 2010 Give effect in the UK to EC aviation security regualtions. Read More… (opens in a new window)
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Policing of Aerodromes (Belfast International Airport) Order 2010 Ensures that Belfast International Airport does not have to pay its policing costs twice, to two different police forces. Read More… (opens in a new window)
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Aerodromes (Noise Restrictions) (Rules and Procedures) Regulations 2003 Regulations implement EC Directive on the rules and procedures with regard to the introduction of noise related operating restrictions at UK airports Read More… (opens in a new window)
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Aeroplane Noise (Amendment) Regulations 1999 Regulations deleted some aircraft listed in a schedule to the main regulations which allowed those listed to land in the UK up to 1/4/2002 Read More… (opens in a new window)
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Aeroplane Noise Regulations 1999 Sets out noise certification procedures. Implements EC Directive banning noisiest planes landing in the Uk Read More… (opens in a new window)
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Gatwick Airport—London Noise Insulation Grants Scheme 1989 Noise Insulation grant scheme for homes around Gatwick airport. Application for a grant had to be made by 31/3/1991 Read More… (opens in a new window)
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Civil Aviation (Notices) Regulations 1978 Prescribes the manner in which notices under the Civil Aviation Act regulating noise at the designated airports are published and served Read More… (opens in a new window)
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Air Navigation (Cosmic Radiation) (Keeping of Records) Regulations 2000 These Regs allow for records of air crew exposure to cosmic radiation to be kept by the CAA Read More… (opens in a new window)
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The Air Navigation (Noise Certification) Order 1990 These regulations relate to noise certification for aircraft. Regulations for “EASA” aircraft are now covered by EC Regulations and non “EASA” aircraft essentially microlights by 2008 Regulations Read More… (opens in a new window)
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Tell us what you think should happen to these regulations and why, being specific where possible:
- Should we scrap them altogether?
- Could their purpose be achieved in a non-regulatory way (eg through a voluntary code?) How?
- Could they be reformed, simplified or merged? How?
- Can we reduce their bureaucracy through better implementation? How?
- Can we make their enforcement less burdensome? How?
- Should they be left as they are?
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Airports affect a large surrounding area. A profit lead enterprise would have no interest in this exept to concrete over as much of it as possible to maximise revenues and fly around the clock with no thought to the sleep deprivation of areas as far as ten miles away. Airports get away with too much already especially as they seem able to influence local and county councils.
Left unchecked the private sector is less likely to take environmental aspects seriously as airports that are privately run report to shareholders rather than their surrounding neighbors. If anything my personal experience of airport planning regulations make me think that regulations should be more thorough to include strict controls on noise, pollution and the affects to health. You cannot leave airports to regulate themselves on such important side affects!
The red tape cutting brigade are likely to not like my view, but they are more likely to have a vested (or even a conflict of interest) interest in steam rolling any opposition to airport regulations, even of there is sound and well researched counter views the airport expansion. For me the view of ‘any new business as good’ is a fallacy, as the opportunity cost suffered by other industries at the expense of airports is far more delicate.Comment Tags: Health, neighbours, noise, opportunity cost, pollution, shareholders