The Civil Aviation Act 1982 (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018

Made: 15th October 2018

Laid before Parliament: 18th October 2018

Coming into force in accordance with regulation 1

The Secretary of State makes these Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by section 23(1) and (2) of that Act.

Citation and commencement

1

These Regulations may be cited as the Civil Aviation Act 1982 (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018 and they come into force on exit day.

Amendment of the Civil Aviation Act 1982

2

In section 105(1) (general interpretation) of the Civil Aviation Act 1982[^f00002], in the definition of “enactment”, after “includes” insert “any retained direct EU legislation and”.

Signed

Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Transport

Sugg of Coldharbour — Parliamentary Under Secretary of State — Department for Transport — 15th October 2018

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

EXPLANATORY NOTE

These Regulations are made in exercise of the powers in section 23(1) and (2) of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 (c. 16) (“the 2018 Act”).

These Regulations amend the definition of “enactment” in section 105(1) of the Civil Aviation Act 1982 (“the 1982 Act”) to include retained direct EU legislation, in line with amendments made by the 2018 Act to the definition of “enactment” in Schedule 1 to the Interpretation Act 1978 (c. 30). The 2018 Act also adds a definition of “retained direct EU legislation” into that Schedule.

An impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument as no, or no significant, impact on the private or voluntary sector is foreseen.

Footnotes

[^f00001]: 2018 c. 16.

[^f00002]: 1982 c. 16. Amendments have been made to section 105 but none is relevant.