The Airports Authority Act 1975 (c. 78) was an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that consolidated enactments relating to the British Airports Authority and the management of aerodromes in Great Britain.[1]
| Act of Parliament | |
| Long title | An Act to consolidate the Airports Authority Act 1965 and certain related enactments. |
|---|---|
| Citation | 1975 c. 78 |
| Territorial extent | [b] |
| Dates | |
| Royal assent | 12 November 1975 |
| Commencement | 12 December 1975[c] |
| Repealed | 1 April 1987[d] |
| Other legislation | |
| Amends | See § Repealed enactments |
| Repeals/revokes | See § Repealed enactments |
| Amended by | |
| Repealed by | Airports Act 1986 |
Status: Repealed | |
| Text of statute as originally enacted | |
Provisions
editRepealed enactments
editSection 25(3) of the act repealed 17 enactments, listed in schedule 6 to the act.[2]
| Citation | Short title | Extent of repeal |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 c. 16 | Airports Authority Act 1965 | The whole act. |
| 1965 c. 56 | Compulsory Purchase Act 1965 | In Schedule 6, the entry relating to the Airports Authority Act 1965. |
| 1968 c. 13 | National Loans Act 1968 | In Schedule 1, the entries relating to the Airports Authority Act 1965. |
| 1968 c. 61 | Civil Aviation Act 1968 | Sections 9 to 11. |
| In section 12(2), the words from "and for the purposes" to the end of the subsection. | ||
| In section 24, the words "the British Airports Authority and", the word "each", and the words "the Authority or, as the case may be,". | ||
| Section 25. | ||
| 1969 c. 48 | Post Office Act 1969 | In Schedule 4, paragraph 76. |
| 1971 c. 75 | Civil Aviation Act 1971 | In Schedule 10, paragraphs 9 to 12. |
| 1971 c. 78 | Town and Country Planning Act 1971 | In Schedule 23, the entries in Part II relating to the Airports Authority Act 1965. |
| 1972 c. 8 | Airports Authority Act 1972 | The whole act. |
| 1972 c. 11 | Superannuation Act 1972 | In Schedule 4, the entry relating to the Authority. |
| 1972 c. 52 | Town and Country Planning (Scotland) Act 1972 | In Schedule 21, the entries in Part II relating to the Airports Authority Act 1965. |
| 1972 c. 70 | Local Government Act 1972 | In Schedule 22, paragraph 23. |
| 1973 c. 26 | Land Compensation Act 1973 | Section 21. |
| 1973 c. 56 | Land Compensation (Scotland) Act 1973 | Section 19. |
| 1973 c. 65 | Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973 | In Schedule 27, paragraphs 156 and 157. |
| 1974 c. 8 | Statutory Corporations (Financial Provisions) Act 1974 | In Schedule 2, paragraph 5. |
| 1974 c. 50 | Road Traffic Act 1974 | In Schedule 6, paragraph 3. |
| 1975 c. 55 | Statutory Corporations (Financial Provisions) Act 1975 | In Schedule 2, the words "The British Airports Authority". |
| In Schedule 4, paragraph 7. |
Subsequent developments
editThe whole act was repealed by section 83(5) of, and part I of schedule 6 to, the Airports Act 1986, which came into force on 1 April 1987.[3]
Notes
editReferences
edit- ↑ Wearden, Graeme (20 August 2008). "History of BAA". The Guardian.
- ↑ "Airports Authority Act 1975", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, 1975 c. 78
- ↑ "Airports Act 1986", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, 1986 c. 31
External links
edit- Text of the Airports Authority Act 1975 as originally enacted or made within the United Kingdom, from legislation.gov.uk.