The Outer Space Act 1986 (Fees) Regulations 1989

Made: 31st July 1989

Laid before Parliament: 31st July 1989

Coming into force: 1st August 1989

The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred upon him by sections 4(3)(d) and 11 of the Outer Space Act 1986[^f00001], hereby makes the following Regulations:–

Citation and Commencement

1

These Regulations may be cited as the Outer Space Act 1986 (Fees) Regulations 1989 and shall come into force on the day following that on which they are made.

Interpretation

2

In these Regulations:

• “the Act” means the Outer Space Act 1986;

• “further education” has the meaning given in section 41 of the Education Act 1944[^f00002];

• “higher education” means education provided by means of a course of any description mentioned in Schedule 6 to the Education Reform Act 1988[^f00003];

• “school” has the meaning given in section 114 of the Education Act 1944[^f00004];

• “university” has the same meaning as in the Education Reform Act 1988[^f00005].

Prescribed Fee

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• (1) A fee of £1,000 shall be paid to the Secretary of State on the grant of a licence under the Act where application is or was made for the licence on or before 31st July 1989.

• (2) A fee of £1,000 shall be paid to the Secretary of State on an application for a licence under the Act where application is made for the licence after 31st July 1989.

Educational Institutions

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These Regulations shall not apply in respect of an application for a licence made by, or in respect of a licence granted to:–

• (a) a school,

• (b) an institution for the provision of higher education, including a university, or

• (c) an institution for the provision of further education,

to carry on an activity to which the Act applies for the purpose of scientific research or teaching.

Signed

Douglas Hogg — Minister of State, — Department of Trade and Industry — 31st July 1989

Explanatory note

(The note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations prescribe the fee payable on an application for a licence or on the grant of a licence under the Outer Space Act 1986. Exceptions are made in the case of certain educational institutions.

Footnotes

[^f00001]: 1986 c. 38.

[^f00002]: 1944 c. 31. The section was substituted by section 120(2) of the Education Reform Act 1988 (c. 40).

[^f00003]: 1988 c. 40.

[^f00004]: The definition of “school” was amended by section 34(1) of the Education Act 1980 (c. 20) and by Schedule 12, paragraph 7(3) to the Education Reform Act 1988.

[^f00005]: See section 235(1) of that Act.