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| | (1) | during proceedings on the Civil Aviation Bill the Standing Committee shall |
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| | (in addition to its first meeting at 10.30 a.m. on Tuesday 5th July) meet— |
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| | (a) | at 4.00 p.m. on Tuesday 5th July; and |
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| | (b) | at 9.00 a.m. and 1.00 p.m. on Thursday 7th July; |
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| | (2) | the proceedings shall be taken in the following order, namely, Clauses 1 to |
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| | 12, the Schedule, Clause 13, new Clauses and new Schedules, remaining |
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| | (3) | proceedings on the Bill shall (so far as not previously concluded) be brought |
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| | to a conclusion at 4.00 p.m. on Thursday 7th July. |
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| Clause 1, page 1, line 7, leave out ‘may’ and insert ‘shall’. |
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| Clause 1, page 1, line 13, after ‘emissions’, insert ‘, including greenhouse gases,’. |
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| Clause 1, page 1, line 15, after ‘pollution’, insert ‘and/or climate change’. |
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| Clause 1, page 2, line 6, at end insert ‘and/or climate change’. |
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| Clause 1, page 2, line 9, leave out ‘attributable’ and insert ‘directly related’. |
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| Clause 1, page 2, line 24, at end insert— |
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| | (a) | The Secretary of State shall report on the effectiveness of any charges |
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| | made under subsection (1) in reducing noise and emissions. |
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| | (b) | The first report under this section shall be in respect of the period of |
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| | twelve months beginning with the passing of this Act. |
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| | (c) | Subsequent reports under this section shall be in respect of the period of |
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| | twelve months beginning with the end of the previous reporting period. |
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| | (d) | Any report made under this section shall specify the sources of |
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| | information used in its compilation. |
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| | (e) | The Secretary of State shall— |
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| | (i) | lay a copy of each report under this section before each House of |
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| | (ii) | publish each such report in such manner as he thinks fit. |
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| | (3B) | The Secretary of State shall, by regulation, following the publication of each |
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| | report made under subsection (3B), set targets for emissions and noise reductions |
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| | by aerodrome authorities for the following twelve month period.’. |
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| Clause 1, page 2, line 25, leave out ‘specified’ and insert ‘designated and non- |
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| Clause 1, page 2, line 31, at end insert— |
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| | ‘(5A) | Aerodrome authorities, both designated and non-designated, shall publish details |
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| | of any charges made under subsection (1) for the purposes set out in subsection |
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| | (5B) | Aerodrome authorities which make charges under subsection (1) shall be under a |
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| | (a) | monitor emissions and noise levels on an annual basis; |
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| | (b) | publish annual figures for pollution and noise levels; and |
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| | (c) | publish a statement of intent as to what levels of emissions and noise can |
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| | be expected for the following twelve month period and what actions they |
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| | intend to take to reduce noise and pollution levels. |
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| | (5C) | Airlines may appeal to the Secretary of State against any charge made by an |
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| | aerodrome authority under subsection (1).’. |
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| Clause 1, page 2, line 31, at end insert— |
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| | ‘(5A) | The Secretary of State shall, by regulation, set targets for the reduction of noise |
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| | (1), within a twelve month period following the passing of this Act. |
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| | (5B) | Targets made under subsection (5A) shall be revised downwards annually |
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| Clause 2, page 2, line 41, leave out subsection (2). |
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| Clause 2, page 2, line 43, at end insert ‘, and may also issue penalties on aircraft, |
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| otherwise legally permitted to take off or land, which exceed the maximum take-off noise |
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| limits, specified by the Secretary of State,’. |
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| Clause 2, page 3, line 30, leave out ‘10%’ and insert ‘20%’. |
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| Clause 3, page 3, line 33, leave out from beginning to end of line 41 on page 4. |
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| Clause 3, page 3, line 34, leave out subsection (1) and insert— |
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| | ‘(1) | The Secretary of State shall establish an independent body to establish and |
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| | monitor the effectiveness of a penalty scheme.’. |
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| Clause 3, page 3, line 34, leave out subsection (1) and insert— |
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| | ‘(1) | A competent authority established in accordance with this section (referred to in |
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| | this section and section 78B below as the “competent authority”) shall have the |
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| | power to set maximum departure and arrival noise limits for aircraft and to |
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| | determine and collect penalties from aircraft operators who exceed these limits.’. |
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| Clause 3, page 3, line 40, at end insert ‘or for an airline operator whose aircraft fail |
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| to observe established procedures for take-off and the continuous descent approach |
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| Clause 3, page 3, line 43, leave out ‘relevant manager’ and insert ‘competent |
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| Clause 3, page 4, line 2, leave out ‘relevant manager’ and insert ‘competent |
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| Clause 3, page 4, line 5, leave out ‘relevant manager’ and insert ‘competent |
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| Clause 3, page 4, line 11, leave out ‘relevant manager’ and insert ‘competent |
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| Clause 3, page 4, line 14, leave out ‘relevant manager’ and insert ‘competent |
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| Clause 3, page 4, line 16, leave out from ‘which’ to end of line 17 and insert |
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| ‘directly benefit those who live in the area, or under the flight path, in which the |
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| aerodrome is situated and shall seek the advice and consent of the airport’s consultative |
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| committee before any such spending takes place.’. |
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| Clause 3, page 4, line 17, after ‘area’, insert ‘, or under the flight path,’. |
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| Clause 3, page 4, line 17, at end insert ‘and shall produce accounts listing where, |
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| when and how said money has been spent, and will place these accounts in the public |
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| Clause 3, page 4, line 17, at end insert ‘and which appear to him to be likely to |
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| mitigate noise or environmental disturbance for persons who are affected by the relevant |
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| Clause 3, page 4, line 17, at end insert— |
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| | ‘(9) | The relevant manager shall— |
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| | (a) | consult any body appearing to him to be representative of the operators |
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| | of aircraft using the aerodrome, regarding the measures taken by |
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| | operators to comply with the requirements; |
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| | (b) | consult any body appearing to him to be representative of persons who |
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| | are affected by the operations of the aerodrome, regarding the |
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| | beneficiaries of the payments; and |
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| | (c) | publish an annual report showing the penalties received from operators |
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| | of aircraft using the aerodrome in question and every payment made |
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| Clause 3, page 4, line 17, at end insert— |
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| | ‘(9) | Before establishing a penalty scheme under subsection (1), and at annual intervals |
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| | thereafter, the relevant manager shall— |
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| | (a) | take account of the impact of breaches and the measures taken by |
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| | operators to comply with the requirements; and |
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| | (b) | consult any person or body appearing to him to be representative of |
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| | operators of aircraft using the aerodrome in question.’. |
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| Clause 3, page 4, line 19, leave out ‘relevant manager’ and insert ‘competent |
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| Clause 3, page 4, line 25, leave out ‘relevant manager’ and insert ‘competent |
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| Clause 3, page 4, line 27, at end insert ‘, taking account of the impact of the breach |
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| and the measures taken by the operator to comply with the relevant requirement.’. |
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| Clause 3, page 4, line 30, leave out ‘relevant manager’ and insert ‘competent |
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| Clause 3, page 4, line 33, leave out ‘relevant manager’ and insert ‘competent |
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| Clause 4, page 7, line 21, leave out from ‘which’ to end of line 22 and insert |
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| ‘directly benefit those who live in the area, or under the flightpath, in which the aerodrome |
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| is situated and which appear likely to mitigate noise disturbance for persons who are |
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| affected by the relevant operations, and shall seek the advice and consent of the airport’s |
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| consultative committee before any such spending takes place.’. |
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| Clause 4, page 7, line 22, after ‘area’, insert ‘, or under the flight path,’. |
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| Clause 4, page 7, line 22, at end add ‘and shall produce accounts listing where, |
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| when and how said money has been spent and shall publish these accounts.’. |
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| Clause 5, page 7, line 38, leave out ‘may’ and insert ‘shall’. |
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| Clause 5, page 8, line 1, leave out from second ‘activity’ to ‘incidental’. |
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| Clause 5, page 8, line 4, leave out ‘may’ and insert ‘shall’. |
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| Clause 5, page 8, line 9, leave out ‘may’ and insert ‘shall’. |
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| | Clauses 6 to 8 Agreed to. |
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| Clause 9, page 11, line 46, at end insert— |
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| | ‘71C | Contributions by air passengers to Air Passenger Levy |
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| | (1) | There shall be a levy to be known as the Air Passenger Levy which shall be |
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| | charged on the carriage on a chargeable aircraft of any chargeable passenger. |
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| | (2) | Every passenger on an aircraft is a chargeable passenger for the purposes of this |
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| | section, if his flight begins at an airport in the United Kingdom. |
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| | (3) | The Air Passenger Levy shall be charged on the carriage of each chargeable |
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| | (4) | The Secretary of State shall set the rate of the charge for each chargeable |
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| | (5) | The Secretary of State may, by regulation, make provision for, and in connection |
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| | with, requiring operators of aircraft to pay the Air Passenger Levy to the Air |
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| | Clauses 9 to 12 Agreed to. |
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| [Adjourned till Thursday at 9.00 o’clock. |
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