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Revised Statute from The UK Statute Law Database

Aviation Security Act 1982 (c. 36)

This version of this statute is extracted from the UK Statute Law Database (SLD). It is not necessarily in the form in which it was originally enacted but is a revised version, which means that any subsequent amendments to the text and other effects are incorporated with annotations.

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Aviation Security Act 1982

1982 CHAPTER 36

Contents

Go to Preamble

  1. Part I

    Offences Against the Safety of Aircraft Etc

    1. 1. Hijacking

    2. 2. Destroying, damaging or endangering safety of aircraft

    3. 3. Other acts endangering or likely to endanger safety of aircraft

    4. 4. Offences in relation to certain dangerous articles

    5. 5. Jurisdiction of courts in respect of air piracy

    6. 6. Ancillary offences

    7. 7. Powers exercisable on suspicion of intended offence under Part I

    8. 8. Prosecution of offences and proceedings

    9. 9.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

  2. Part II

    Protection of Aircraft, Aerodromes and Air Navigation Installations Against Acts of Violence

    1. General purposes

      1. 10. Purposes to which Part II applies

    2. Powers of Secretary of State

      1. 11. Power for Secretary of State to require information

      2. 11A. Designation of restricted zones

      3. 12. Power to impose restrictions in relation to aircraft

      4. 13. Power to require aerodrome managers to promote searches at aerodromes

      5. 13A. Power to require other persons to promote searches

      6. 14. General power to direct measures to be taken for purposes to which Part II applies

    3. Supplemental provisions with respect to directions

      1. 15. Matters which may be included in directions under ss. 12 to 14

      2. 16. Limitations on scope of directions under ss. 12 to 14

      3. 17. General or urgent directions under ss. 12 and 14

      4. 18. Objections to certain directions under s. 14

      5. 18A. Enforcement notices

      6. 18B. Contents of enforcement notice

      7. 18C. Offences relating to enforcement notices

      8. 18D. Objections to enforcement notices

      9. 18E. Enforcement notices: supplementary

      10. 19. Operation of directions under Part II in relation to rights and duties under other laws

      11. 20. Inspection of aircraft and aerodromes

      12. 20A.Aviation security services: approved providers

      1. 20B. Detention direction

    5. Air navigation installations

      1. 21. Application of provisions of Part II to air navigation installations

    6. Offences relating to security at aerodromes etc

      1. 21A.False statements relating to baggage, cargo etc

      2. 21B. False statements in connection with identity documents

      3. 21C. Unauthorised presence in restricted zone

      4. 21D. Unauthorised presence on board aircraft

      5. 21E. Offences relating to authorised persons

    7. Air cargo agents

      1. 21F. Air cargo agents

      2. 21FA. Air cargo agents: documents

    8. Reporting of certain occurrences relating to aviation security

      1. 21G. Duty to report certain occurrences

    9. Miscellaneous supplemental provisions

      1. 22. Compensation in respect of certain measures taken under Part II

      2. 23. Annual report by Secretary of State as to notices and directions under Part II

      3. 24. Service of documents

      4. 24A. Interpretation of Part II

  3. Part III

    Policing of Airports

    1. 25. Designated airports

    2. 26. Exercise of police functions at designated airports

    3. 27. Prevention of theft at designated airports

    4. 28. Byelaws for designated airports

    5. 29. Control of road traffic at designated airports

    6. 30. Supplementary orders

    7. 31. Interpretation and application of Part III to Scotland and Northern Ireland

  4. Part IV

    The Aviation Security Fund

    1. 32. The Aviation Security Fund

    2. 33. Contributions to the Fund

    3. 34.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

    4. 35.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

    5. 36. Power to wind up the fund

  5. Part V

    Miscellaneous and General

    1. 37. Offences by bodies corporate

    2. 38. Interpretation etc

    3. 39. Extension of Act outside United Kingdom

    4. 40. Consequential amendments, savings and repeals

    5. 41. Short title and commencement

  6. SCHEDULE 1

    Provisions Relating to Compensation

  7. SCHEDULE 2

    Consequential Amendments and Savings

  8. SCHEDULE 3

    Repeals

An Act to consolidate certain enactments relating to aviation security.

[23rd July, 1982]

Annotations:

Commencement Information

I1Act wholly in force at 23.10.1982, see s. 41(2)

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