 The
Civil Aviation Act 1982
Section 35 of the Civil Aviation Act 1982 (as amended)
provides for the designation of aerodromes for the purposes of consultation.
It reads:
"(1) This section applies to
any aerodrome which is designated for the purposes of this section by
an Order made by the Secretary of
State
(2) The person having the management
of any aerodrome to which this section applies shall provide:-
(a) for users of the aerodrome,
(b) for any local authority (or,
if the person having the management of the aerodrome is a local authority,
for any other local authority) in whose area the aerodrome or any part
thereof is situated or whose area is in the neighbourhood of the aerodrome,
and
(c) for any other organisation representing
the interests of persons concerned with the locality in which the aerodrome
is situated,
adequate facilities for consultation
with respect to any matter concerning the management or administration
of the aerodrome which affects their interests.
(3) The reference in subsection
(2)(b) above to any local authority includes in relation to the area of
Greater London a reference to the Mayor of London acting on behalf of
the Greater London Authority"
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The Designation Order
The Order designating aerodromes under section
35 of the 1982 Act is the:
The
Aerodromes Designation (Facilities for Consultation) Order 1996 (SI 1996/1392)
as amended (SI
2002/2421)
The aerodromes are listed in the Schedule
to the 2002 amending order. There are 51 of them as follows:
Aberdeen
Biggin Hill
Birmingham
Blackbushe
Blackpool
Bournemouth (Hurn)
Bristol (Lulsgate)
Cambridge
Cardiff
Carlisle
Chichester (Goodwood)
Coventry
Denham
East Midlands
Inverness
Leeds Bradford
Liverpool |
Edinburgh
Elstree
Exeter
Fairoaks
Filton
Glasgow
Gloucestershire
Headcorn
Humberside
London City
London Gatwick
London Heathrow
London Luton
London Stansted
Lydd
Manchester
Manston |
Newcastle
Northampton (Sywell)
Norwich
Oxford (Kidlington)
Perth (Scone)
Plymouth City
Prestwick
Redhill
Rochester
Shoreham
Southampton
Southend
Sumburgh
Teesside
White Waltham
Wolverhampton
Wycombe Air Park
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Guidelines
Where an aerodrome is designated the Department for Transport recommends
the operator to establish an airport consultative committee according
to Guidelines published by the Department for such Committees. The
latest (2003) Guidelines are reproduced in full on our Guidelines
Page.
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