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House of Commons

Thursday 8 March 2012

Public Bill Committee

New Amendments handed in are marked thus

Amendments which will comply with the required notice period at their next appearance

Civil Aviation Bill

Note

The Amendments have been arranged in accordance with the Order of the

Committee [21 February 2012].

Jim Fitzpatrick

John Woodcock

62

Clause  77,  page  45,  line  37,  leave out subsection (3).

Graham Stringer

34

Clause  78,  page  48,  line  8,  at end insert—

‘(3)
The CAA must report annually to the Secretary of State and to Parliament on the

exercise of its duties under this Part of this Act and on the progress made towards

the establishment of an outcome-focused, risk-based aviation security regime.’.

John Woodcock

Jim Fitzpatrick

76

Clause  78,  page  48,  line  8,  at end insert—

‘(3)

(a)
The Secretary of State may direct the CAA to implement an outcomes-

focused, risk-based aviation security regime to govern the exercise of the

CAA’s functions under this Part of the Act;

(b)
if making directions under this subsection, the Secretary of State must by

order set out the framework for the introduction of the outcomes-focused,

risk-based aviation security regime;

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(c)
an order under this subsection must be approved by a resolution of each

House of Parliament.’.

Jim Fitzpatrick

John Woodcock

63

Page  47,  line  4,  leave out Clause 78.

Jim Fitzpatrick

John Woodcock

64

Page  109,  line  20,  leave out Schedule 11.

Jim Fitzpatrick

John Woodcock

65

Page  48,  line  18,  leave out Clause 79.

Tom Blenkinsop

Nic Dakin

32

Clause  80,  page  49,  line  31,  at end insert—

‘(2A)
The CAA may also provide advice and assistance to such persons in connection

with maintaining the dignity of disabled users of civil air services who are subject

to security checks.’.

Jim Fitzpatrick

John Woodcock

66

Clause  82,  page  51,  line  10,  leave out ‘the CAA’ and insert—

‘(a)
the CAA;

(b)
the individuals referred to in subsection 1(a); and

(c)
trade unions representing the individuals referred to in subsection 1(a).’.

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Jim Fitzpatrick

John Woodcock

67

Schedule  12,  page  113,  line  13,  leave out paragraph 3.

Jim Fitzpatrick

John Woodcock

68

Schedule  12,  page  113,  line  43,  leave out paragraph 5.

Nigel Mills

29

Clause  83,  page  51,  line  19,  at end insert ‘, including services and facilities in

relation to immigration control’.

Nigel Mills

27

Clause  83,  page  51,  line  22,  at end insert—

‘(d)
waiting times for users of air transport services at immigration control at

a civil airport.’.

Nigel Mills

30

Clause  83,  page  51,  line  22,  at end insert—

‘(d)
the time taken for users of air transport services to complete the check-in

and security processes on an outbound journey and the immigration

control and baggage reclaim processes on an inbound journey.’.

Jim Fitzpatrick

John Woodcock

69

Clause  83,  page  51,  line  22,  at end insert—

‘(d)
carbon emissions resulting from the use of air transport services to or

from a civil airport.’.

Jim Fitzpatrick

John Woodcock

70

Clause  83,  page  51,  line  22,  at end insert—

‘(d)
carbon emissions resulting from domestic flights within the UK or to

European Union member states, and a comparison with emissions for an

equivalent journey via rail or road transport.’.

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Nigel Mills

28

Clause  83,  page  51,  line  41,  at end insert—

‘“immigration control” has the same meaning as in Part 6 of the Nationality,

Immigration and Asylum Act 2002.’.

Jim Fitzpatrick

John Woodcock

77


Clause  86,  page  53,  line  34,  leave out ‘£50,000’ and insert ‘£60,000’.

Jim Fitzpatrick

John Woodcock

78


Clause  86,  page  53,  line  35,  leave out ‘£5,000’ and insert ‘£6,000’.

Jim Fitzpatrick

John Woodcock

79


Clause  86,  page  53,  line  42,  leave out ‘replace’ and insert ‘increase’.

Jim Fitzpatrick

John Woodcock

71

Clause  94,  page  57,  line  11,  leave out ‘or (1B)’.

Jim Fitzpatrick

John Woodcock

72

Clause  94,  page  57,  leave out lines 26 to 33.

Jim Fitzpatrick

John Woodcock

73

Clause  96,  page  59,  line  32,  leave out paragraph (b).

Jim Fitzpatrick

John Woodcock

74

Clause  96,  page  59,  line  34,  leave out paragraph (a).

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Jim Fitzpatrick

John Woodcock

75

Clause  96,  page  60,  line  1,  leave out paragraph (b).

Graham Stringer

Julie Hilling

6

Clause  100,  page  61,  line  7,  leave out ‘from subsection (1)’ to end of line and

insert—

‘(a)
omit “, after consultation with the Secretary of State,”; and

(b)
after paragraph (c), insert—

“(d)
provide specifically for charges to be paid to the CAA by

providers of air transport using airports regulated by the

CAA.”.’.

Jim Fitzpatrick

John Woodcock

80


Clause  100,  page  61,  line  12,  leave out ‘consult the Secretary of State’ and insert

‘present the Secretary of State with a representative summary of the consultation

conducted under paragraph (a),’.

Jim Fitzpatrick

John Woodcock

81


Clause  100,  page  61,  line  12,  at end insert—

‘(c)
after presenting the summary of the consultation conducted under

paragraph (a), consult with the Secretary of State’.

Jim Fitzpatrick

John Woodcock

82


Clause  100,  page  61,  line  13,  leave out ‘14 days’ and insert ‘30 days’.

Mrs Theresa Villiers

35

Clause  107,  page  64,  line  15,  after ‘passed,’ insert ‘including an enactment

contained in this Act,’.

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Graham Stringer

33

Clause  109,  page  64,  line  29,  at end insert—

‘(2A)
In relation to section 78, an order under this section must set a commencement

date which is later than the date of the satisfactory introduction of an outcomes-

focused, risk-based aviation security regime.’.

New Clauses

Accounts and audits

Jim Fitzpatrick

John Woodcock

NC1

To move the following Clause:—

‘(1)
Section 15 of the Civil Aviation Act 1982 (Accounts and audit) is amended as

follows.

(2)
In subsection (1), leave out paragraph (c) and insert—

“(c)
to send copies of the statement of accounts to the Secretary of State and

the National Audit Office before the end of the November following the

accounting year to which the statement relates.”.

(3)
In subsection (2), leave out paragraph (a) and insert—

“(a)
The National Audit Office shall examine, certify and report on each

statement of accounts received under subsection (1) and shall lay copies

of the statement of accounts and of its report thereon before each House

of Parliament.”.’.

CAA general financial duties

Jim Fitzpatrick

John Woodcock

NC2

To move the following Clause:—

‘In section 8 of the Civil Aviation Act 1982 (General financial duties) after

subsection (4) insert—

“(5)
It shall be the duty of the CAA to conduct its affairs in such a manner as

to fulfil a general duty of efficiency in the use of its financial resources.”’.

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Obligation to operate an air transport service serving a specified route

Phil Wilson

Pat Glass

NC3

To move the following Clause:—

‘(1)
The Secretary of State may by order require the CAA to impose on holders of

operating licences or route licences an obligation to operate an air transport

service serving a specified route as part of the licence conditions for operating

another route.

(2)
Before making an order under subsection (1) the Secretary of State must consult

with—

(a)
the CAA;

(b)
holders of operating licences or route licences which may become subject

to an obligation to operate an air transport service serving the specified

route;

(c)
providers of airport operation services connected with the specified

route;

(d)
providers of transport services other than air transport services serving

the land equivalent of the specified route;

(e)
any other person or body appearing to the Secretary of State to have an

interest in the matter.

(3)
An order under this section is subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution

of either House of Parliament.’.

Order of the House [30 January]

That the following provisions shall apply to the Civil Aviation Bill—

Committal

1.
The Bill shall be committed to a Public Bill Committee.

Proceedings in Public Bill Committee

2.
Proceedings in the Public Bill Committee shall (so far as not previously

concluded) be brought to a conclusion on Thursday 15 March 2012.

3.
The Public Bill Committee shall have leave to sit twice on the first day on

which it meets.

Consideration and Third Reading

4.
Proceedings on Consideration shall (so far as not previously concluded) be

brought to a conclusion one hour before the moment of interruption on the

day on which those proceedings are commenced.

5.
Proceedings on Third Reading shall (so far as not previously concluded) be

brought to a conclusion at the moment of interruption on that day.

6.
Standing Order No. 83B (Programming committees) shall not apply to

proceedings on Consideration and Third Reading.



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