UK Statutory Instrument SI 1991/1672 United Kingdom

The Civil Aviation Authority Regulations 1991

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Status
In Force
Penalty ceiling
Prosecution 1 of 15 obligations carry a fine up to £500. 14 have no criminal penalty — flagged in the list below.

Does it bind you?

Business-side roles with duties under this instrument.

Licence Holder1 Applicant1 Any Person1

Plus 12 duties on the regulator, Crown ministers and public bodies — folded into the section list below.

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What it requires

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Part 1

GENERAL

1 of 5 sections shown
s.005 Publication by the Authority Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • CAA must publish required notices in its Official RecordStatutory regulator
4 other sections in this Part — procedural and definitional
s.001 Citation and commencement
s.002 Revocation
s.003 Interpretation
s.004 Service of documents
Part 2

FUNCTIONS CONFERRED ON THE AUTHORITY BY OR UNDER AIR NAVIGATION ORDERS

6 of 9 sections shown
s.007 Reasons for decisions Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • CAA must serve reasons for decisions made under regulation 6(6)Statutory regulator
s.008 Inspection of aircraft register Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • CAA must make the aircraft register available for inspectionStatutory regulator
s.009 Dissemination of reports of reportable occurrences Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • CAA must provide occurrence reports to eligible persons on requestStatutory regulator
s.010 Substitution of a public use aerodrome licence for an ordinary aerodrome licence or of an ordinary aerodrome licence for a public use aerodrome licence Regulated
  • Submit a valid application for aerodrome licence substitutionLicence Holder
s.012 Before the date fixed for the hearing of a case... Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • CAA must serve relevant information to hearing parties and protect confidential commercial dataStatutory regulator
s.013 (1) Before any decision is made on an application or... Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • CAA must give right to be heard before deciding on applicationsStatutory regulator
3 other sections in this Part — procedural and definitional
s.006 Regulation of the conduct of the Authority
s.011 Any person may serve on the Authority an objection to...
s.014 (1) The function of making a decision on an application...
Part 3

AIR TRANSPORT LICENSING

6 of 17 sections shown
s.016 Application for the grant, revocation, suspension or variation of licences Regulated
  • Submit licence applications at least 6 months before they take effectApplicant
s.018 Variation of schedules of terms Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • CAA must publish schedule terms and maintain licence holder listStatutory regulator
s.021 Consultation by the Authority Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • CAA must consult before granting or varying certain air licencesStatutory regulator
s.022 Furnishing of information by the Authority Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • CAA must share relevant case information with parties before a hearingStatutory regulator
s.025 Hearings in connection with licences Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • CAA must give notice and hold hearings before licence decisionsStatutory regulator
s.031 Surrender of licences Prosecution
  • Fail to surrender aviation licence when requiredAny Person

Fine up to £500

11 other sections in this Part — procedural and definitional
s.015 Regulation of the conduct of the Authority
s.017 Revocation, suspension or variation of licences without application being made
s.019 Environmental cases
s.020 Objections and representations
s.023 Preliminary Meetings
s.024 Preliminary hearings of allegations of behaviour damaging to a competitor
s.026 Procedure at hearings
s.027 Appeals to the Secretary of State
s.028 Appeal from decisions after preliminary hearings of allegations of behaviour damaging to a competitor
s.029 Decisions on appeals
s.030 Transfer of licences
Part 3

REFERENCES IN RESPECT OF AN AIR TRAFFIC SERVICES LICENCE

1 of 6 sections shown
s.031 Representations Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • CAA must notify, publish and handle representations about licence referencesStatutory regulator
5 other sections in this Part — procedural and definitional
s.031 Determination by the Authority
s.031 Hearings in connection with licences
s.031 Procedure at hearings
s.031 Determination by Authority and Appeal to the Secretary of State
s.031 Decision by Secretary of State on appeal
Part 4

OTHER FUNCTIONS OF THE AUTHORITY

1 of 1 section shown
s.032 Participation in civil proceedings Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • CAA must disclose relevant information in civil court casesStatutory regulator

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