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Civil Aviation Act 1980 (c.60)

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Civil Aviation Act 1980

1980 CHAPTER 60

Contents

Go to Preamble

  1. Part I

    The British Airways Board

    1. Reduction of public dividend capital of British Airways Board

      1. 1. Reduction of public dividend capital of British Airways Board

      2. 2. Financial limit of the Board

    2. Vesting of property, etc., of British Airways Board in a company nominated by the Secretary of State

      1. 3. Vesting of property, etc., of British Airways Board in a company nominated by the Secretary of State

      2. 4. Initial government shareholding in the successor company

      3. 5. Financial structure of the successor company and its subsidiaries

      4. 6. Government investment in shares and securities of the successor company

      5. 7. Target investment limit for Government shareholding under sections 4 and 6

      6. 8. Dissolution of the Board and transitional provisions

    3. Miscellaneous and supplemental

      1. 9. Application of Trustee Investments Act 1961 in relation to investment in the successor company

      2. 10. Interpretation of Part I

  2. Part II

    Miscellaneous Amendments of the Law Relating to Civil Aviation

    1. 11–19.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

    2. Compensation for depreciation due to the use of aerodromes

      1. 20. Sound-proofing grants to be taken into account in determining compensation for depreciation

      2. 21.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

      3. 22, 23... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

      4. 24, 25... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

      5. 26.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

    3. Supplemental

      1. 27. Interpretation of Part II

      2. 28. Repeals consequent on Part II

  3. Part III

    Supplementary Provisions

    1. 29. Administrative expenses

    2. 30. Application of Act to certain overseas territories

    3. 31. Citation and extent

  4. SCHEDULE 1

    Effect of Section 3 in Certain Cases

  5. SCHEDULE 2

    Transitional Provisions

  6. SCHEDULE 3

    Enactment Repealed

An Act to provide for the reduction of the public dividend capital of the British Airways Board and otherwise to make provision in relation to the finances of the Board; to provide for the subsequent dissolution of the Board and the vesting of all its property, rights, liabilities and obligations in a company nominated by the Secretary of State; to make provision with respect to the finances of that company; to amend the Civil Aviation Act 1971; to amend section 4 of the Civil Aviation (Eurocontrol) Act 1962; to require sound-proofing grants to be taken into account in determining compensation for depreciation due to the use of aerodromes; to make further provision with respect to the investigation of accidents arising out of or in the course of air navigation; to amend the Protection of Aircraft Act 1973; to extend the powers of the British Airports Authority in relation to aerodromes outside Great Britain and clarify its powers in certain other respects; to enable that Authority to acquire certain land by agreement; and to enable the owners and managers of certain aerodromes to make byelaws in relation to lost property found at those aerodromes.

[13th November 1980]