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Provide
for the preparation and implementation of an integrated air transport
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plan to reduce air traffic
emissions. |
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Be
it enacted by the Queen’s most Excellent Majesty,
by and with the advice and |
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consent of the Lords Spiritual
and Temporal, and Commons, in this present |
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Parliament assembled, and
by the authority of the same, as follows:— |
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Integrated
air transport plan |
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(1) |
It shall be the duty of
the Secretary of State to draw up, within two years of the |
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coming into force of this
Act, an integrated air transport plan for the United |
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Kingdom (“the plan”)
which will set out— |
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(a) |
the Secretary of State’s
estimate of total air traffic emissions to which |
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this Act applies in 2000; |
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(b) |
a statement of what measures
are, in his opinion, necessary in order to |
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achieve the following air
traffic emissions targets (“the targets”)— |
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(i) |
that, by the year 2010,
total air traffic emissions to which this Act |
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applies do not exceed 95
per cent of the amount contained in the |
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estimate referred to in
paragraph (a); |
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(ii) |
that, by the year 2015,
total air traffic emissions to which this Act |
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applies do not exceed 90
per cent of the amount contained in the |
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estimate referred to in
paragraph (a); |
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(iii) |
that, by the year 2020,
total air traffic emissions to which this Act |
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applies do not exceed 85
per cent of the amount contained in the |
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estimate referred to in
paragraph (a); and |
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(c) |
such other matters relating
to air traffic emissions to which this Act |
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applies as he considers appropriate
to include in the plan and, where |
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appropriate, a statement relating
to their implementation. |
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(2) |
In preparing the plan, the
Secretary of State shall have regard to— |
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(a) |
the impact of air traffic
on communities; |
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(b) |
the transport needs of people; |
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the impact of air traffic
on the environment, both locally and globally; |
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(d) |
any
representations made as part of the process of consultation in
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accordance with the provisions
of subsection (3). |
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(3) |
In preparing the plan the
Secretary of State shall consult— |
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(a) |
such organisations as appear
to him to represent— |
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(ii) |
the interests of business; |
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(iii) |
the interests of users
of air transport; and |
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(iv) |
persons concerned with
the protection of the environment; and |
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(b) |
such other persons as he thinks
fit to consult. |
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(4) |
The Secretary of State shall— |
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(a) |
as soon as is practicable
after completion of the plan, lay the plan before |
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each House of Parliament;
and |
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(b) |
consider any matters arising
from any debate that takes place in either |
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House of Parliament on the
plan. |
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(5) |
After
doing the things specified in subsection (4),
the Secretary of State shall take such |
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steps
as are, in his opinion, necessary to implement the measures included
in the plan. |
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(6) |
Without
prejudice to the generality of subsection (5),
steps taken under that subsection |
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(a) |
action
by the Secretary of State himself; and |
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(b) |
action
by the Secretary of State to assist or support any action being
taken or |
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proposed
to be taken by any person. |
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(7) |
The Secretary of State shall,
in the course of each calendar year after that in |
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which the first steps are
taken in accordance with the provisions of subsection |
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(5), lay before each House
of Parliament a report on— |
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(a) |
steps taken under subsections
(5) and (6) during the period to which the |
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(b) |
the Secretary of State’s
assessment of the impact of those steps and |
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(i) |
implementation of measures
contained in the plan, |
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(ii) |
progress towards meeting
the targets, |
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(iii) |
levels of air traffic. |
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(8) |
Within three years of the
taking of the first steps in accordance with the |
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provisions of subsection
(5), and at least once every three years thereafter, the |
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Secretary of State shall— |
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(b) |
prepare a report of the review,
including any proposals for revision of |
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(c) |
lay a copy of the report of
the review before each House of Parliament. |
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(9) |
The Secretary of State shall,
after considering— |
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(a) |
any matters arising from
any debate that takes place in either House of |
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Parliament on the report of
the review; and |
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(b) |
any other factors that he
considers relevant, |
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lay a revised plan before each House of Parliament and proceed
in accordance |
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with the provisions of subsection
(5). |
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“air traffic emissions
to which this Act applies” means the sum of |
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emissions caused by relevant
air traffic and associated activities of — |
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(a) |
carbon monoxide (CO), |
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(b) |
nitrogen oxides (NOx),
and |
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“airport” means
the aggregate of the land, buildings and works |
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comprised in an aerodrome
within the meaning of the Civil Aviation
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“the armed forces
of the United Kingdom” means “the regular services”
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and the reserve forces within
the meaning given by section 127 of the |
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Reserve
Forces Act 1996 (c. 14); |
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“associated activities”
means such activities falling within subsection (3) |
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as give rise to emissions
of— |
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(a) |
carbon monoxide (CO), |
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(b) |
nitrogen oxides (NOx),
or |
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in respect of which, in the opinion of the Secretary of State,
the volume |
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of emissions is related to
the volume of air traffic or to emissions from |
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“greenhouse gases”
means— |
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sulphur hexafluoride; |
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“relevant air traffic”
means air traffic within United Kingdom and United |
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air space other than air
traffic to which subsection (2) applies. |
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(2) |
This subsection applies to
air traffic caused by or for the purposes of— |
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(a) |
the armed forces of the United
Kingdom; or |
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(b) |
the armed forces of another
country. |
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(3) |
The following activities
fall within this subsection— |
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(a) |
the movement of aircraft on
the ground, |
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(b) |
the operation of the engine
of an aircraft in a stationary position, |
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(c) |
aircraft maintenance, |
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(d) |
all services provided within
airports associated with air traffic and air |
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(e) |
the provision of transport
to and from airports, |
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so
far as they relate to relevant air traffic. |
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There
shall be paid out of money provided by Parliament— |
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(a) |
any
expenditure incurred by Secretary of State in consequence of this
Act, and |
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(b) |
any
increase attributable to this Act in the sums payable out of money
so |
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provided
under any other Act. |
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