Civil Aviation Act 1982 — United Kingdom law | Esheria

Civil Aviation Act 1982

This provision sets out the Secretary of State’s civil aviation duties and powers, creates and governs the CAA, limits the CAA from owning or running aerodromes, and regulates borrowing, charging, reporting, and confidential information.

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Jurisdiction
United Kingdom
Instrument
Act or statute
Version
Undated source snapshot
Language
en
Official source
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CAA governance aerodrome licensing aerodrome operation aerodrome operations air navigation air transport licensing aircraft operations aviation authority aviation regulation byelaws charges and grants charges and penalties civil aviation compulsory acquisition compulsory purchase confidential information court jurisdiction entry on land flight accommodation government payments grants information notices land acquisition noise control +8 more

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About this statute

This provision sets out the Secretary of State’s civil aviation duties and powers, creates and governs the CAA, limits the CAA from owning or running aerodromes, and regulates borrowing, charging, reporting, and confidential information. This provision lets aerodrome operators create noise control schemes, and gives the Secretary of State powers over related orders, charges, land, and safety controls, with offences and penalties for trespass and breach of orders. This provision lets certain authorities compulsorily acquire land and enter land to carry out surveys, and it sets notice, compensation, and obstruction rules. This provision covers CAA air transport licensing, licence conditions and enforcement, related appeal and publication powers, and some linked rules on flight accommodation, trust contributions, accident investigation, and aerodrome noise controls. This provision gives the Secretary of State, the CAA, aerodrome authorities, and aircraft commanders a range of powers and duties about aerodrome noise, information gathering, penalties, detention of aircraft, and certain aircraft offences.