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The Airports (Northern Ireland) Order 1994

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  1. Introductory Text

  2. PART I INTRODUCTORY

    1. 1.Title and commencement

    2. 2.Interpretation

  3. PART II POWERS IN RELATION TO LAND EXERCISABLE IN CONNECTION WITH AIRPORTS

    1. Compulsory acquisition

      1. 3.Power to acquire land compulsorily

      2. 4.Power of entry in connection with compulsory acquisition of land

      3. 5.Disposal of compulsorily acquired land

      4. 6.Protection of land from compulsory acquisition

    2. Other powers

      1. 7.Power to obtain rights over land

      2. 8.Power to exercise control over land

      3. 9.Power to indicate presence of obstructions near airports

      4. 10.Power to stop up and divert roads

      5. 11.Power to control traffic in interests of safety of aircraft

    3. Supplementary

      1. 12.Provisions as to telecommunication apparatus

      2. 13.Compensation payable by airport operators

      3. 14.Compensation in respect of planning decisions relating to safety of airports

      4. 15.Concurrent proceedings

      5. 16.Application to Crown land

  4. PART III MANAGEMENT OF AIRPORTS

    1. 17.Power of district councils to provide and maintain airports

    2. 18.Airport byelaws

    3. 19.Appointment of constables for an airport

    4. 20.Facilities for consultation at airports

    5. 21.Control of noise at airports

    6. 22.Grants towards cost of soundproofing buildings

    7. 23.Power of airport operators to detain and sell aircraft for unpaid airport charges

    8. 24.Financial assistance for airport operators

    9. 25.Status of certain airport operators as statutory undertakers

    10. 26.Power to dispose of land to airport operators

  5. PART IV ECONOMIC REGULATION OF AIRPORTS

    1. Preliminary

      1. 27.Interpretation of this Part

    2. Permissions

      1. 28.Airports subject to economic regulation: requirement for permission to levy airport charges

      2. 29.Grant or refusal of permissions

    3. Conditions

      1. 30.Imposition of conditions by CAA

      2. 31.Mandatory conditions in case of designated airports

      3. 32.Discretionary conditions

      4. 33.Discretionary conditions: supplementary provisions

    4. References to Commission

      1. 34.References to Commission in relation to imposition or modification of conditions

      2. 35.Supplementary provisions relating to references

      3. 36.Reports on references

      4. 37.Imposition or modification of conditions following Commission’s report

      5. 38.Charges to be paid by airport operators in respect of Commission’s expenses

    5. Enforcement of conditions

      1. 39.Breach of conditions other than accounts conditions: complaints and compliance orders

      2. 40.Validity and effect of compliance orders

      3. 41.Breach of accounts conditions: criminal penalties, etc.

    6. Supplementary

      1. 42.Supplementary provisions relating to conditions

      2. 43.Special provisions relating to groups of airports

      3. 44.Functions in relation to permissions and conditions initially exercisable by the Department

      4. 45.Orders under the 1973 Act or 1980 Act modifying or revoking conditions

      5. 46.Application of Part IV to associated companies of airport operators

      6. 47.Co-ordination of exercise of functions by CAA and Director General of Fair Trading

      7. 48.Furnishing of information, etc. to CAA

      8. 49.Restriction on disclosure of information

  6. PART V TRANSFER OF UNDERTAKING OF NORTHERN IRELAND AIRPORTS LIMITED

    1. Introductory

      1. 50.Interpretation of this Part

      2. 51.The successor company

    2. Reorganisation of certain assets and liabilities of NIAL and the Holding Company

      1. 52.The reorganisation scheme

      2. 53.Functions of the Department in relation to the reorganisation scheme

    3. Transfer of certain assets and liabilities of NIAL and the Holding Company

      1. 54.The transfer scheme

      2. 55.Functions of the Department in relation to the transfer scheme

      3. 56.Powers of Department and the Holding Company after transfer

    4. Ownership of the successor company

      1. 57.Initial Government holding in the successor company

      2. 58.Government investment in securities of the successor company

      3. 59.Exercise of functions through nominees

    5. Finances of the successor company

      1. 60.Statutory reserves

      2. 61.Statutory accounts

      3. 62.Temporary restrictions on borrowings, etc.

      4. 63.Government lending to the successor company

      5. 64.Government guarantees for loans made to the successor company

      6. 65.Conversion or discharge of certain loans or advances, etc.

      7. 66.Financial limits on borrowings, etc.

    6. Miscellaneous

      1. 67.Exercise of certain functions of Department under this Part

  7. PART VI SUPPLEMENTARY

    1. 68.Directions

    2. 69.Stamp duty

    3. 70.Regulations and orders

    4. 71.Transitional provisions, amendments and repeals

  8. Signature

  9. SCHEDULES:

    1. Schedule 1

      Provisions relating to orders under Articles 7 to 11.

    2. Schedule 2

      Provisions relating to directions under Article 8.

    3. Schedule 3

      Compensation payable by airport operators.

    4. Schedule 4

      Airport byelaws made by airport operator other than a district council.

    5. Schedule 5

      Application of statutory provisions relating to statutory undertakers.

    6. Schedule 6

      Application of Part IV to associated companies of airport operators.

    7. Schedule 7

      Transfers under Article 54.

    8. Schedule 8

      Transitional provisions.

    9. Schedule 9

      Consequential amendments.

    10. Schedule 10

      Repeals.

  10. Explanatory Note

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