The Airports (Groundhandling) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018

• Citation: S.I. 2018/1088
• Sections: 8

Section 1 Citation and commencement

These Regulations may be cited as the Airports (Groundhandling) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018 and come into force on exit day.

Section 2 Amendment of Regulations

The Airports (Groundhandling) Regulations 1997 are amended as follows.

Section 3 Amendment of regulation 2

In regulation 2(1) (interpretation), after the definition of “managing body of the airport” insert—

“Official Record” means a document of that name published on the website of the CAA ;

Section 4 Amendment of regulation 10(10)

In regulation 10 (groundhandling for third parties)—

(a) in paragraph (10), for “under the conditions laid down in Article 6(2) and (3) of the Directive” substitute “at least one of whom meets the condition in paragraph (11)”; and

(b) after that paragraph, insert—

(11) The condition is that the supplier is not directly or indirectly controlled by—

(a) the managing body of the airport;

(b) any person controlling, or directly or indirectly controlled by, that managing body;

(c) any airport user which, during the calendar year preceding that in which that supplier was selected, has carried more than 25% of the passengers or freight recorded at the airport; or

(d) any person controlling, or directly or indirectly controlled by, any such airport user.

Section 5 Amendment of regulation 11

In regulation 11 (determinations requiring Commission approval)—

(a) for the heading of that regulation substitute “Determinations by the CAA”;

(b) in paragraph (1), for “the Directive” substitute “regulations 8 and 10”;

(c) in paragraph (2), for “the Directive” substitute “regulations 8 and 9”;

(d) in paragraph (7)(a), for “the Directive” substitute “these Regulations”;

(e) omit paragraphs (11) and (12); and

(f) in paragraph (14), for “(12)” substitute “(10)”.

Section 6 Amendment of regulation 12

In regulation 12(5) (selection of suppliers), for “Official Journal of the European Union” substitute “CAA’s Official Record”.

Section 7 Amendment of regulation 19

In regulation 19 (reciprocity)—

(a) in paragraph (1)(a), omit—

(i) “or another Member State or Switzerland”, and

(ii) “or, as the case may be, that other Member State or Switzerland”;

(b) in paragraph (1)(b), omit “or another Member State or Switzerland”;

(c) omit paragraph (2); and

(d) in paragraph (3), omit “, any other Member State or Switzerland”.

Section 8 Amendment of Schedule 1

In Schedule 1 (procedure for a determination by the CAA under regulations 9, 10, 11, 14 and 15), omit paragraph 19.