The Airports (Noise-related Operating Restrictions) (Scotland) Regulations 2019

• Citation: S.I. 2019/409
• Sections: 4

Section 1 Citation, commencement and extent

(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Airports (Noise-related Operating Restrictions) (Scotland) Regulations 2019 and come into force on 29th March 2019.

(2) These Regulations extend to Scotland.

Section 2 Interpretation

In these Regulations—

“the 2014 Regulation” means Regulation ( EU ) No 598/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16th April 2014 on the establishment of rules and procedures with regard to the introduction of noise-related operating restrictions at Union airports within a Balanced Approach and repealing Directive 2002/30/EC ;

“aircraft” has the same meaning as in Article 2(1) (definitions) of the 2014 Regulation;

“movement” means either a take-off or a landing.

Section 3 Competent authority: the Scottish Ministers

The Scottish Ministers are the competent authority for the purposes of the 2014 Regulation in relation to an airport which—

(a) is in Scotland, and

(b) has more than 50,000 civil aircraft movements per calendar year, on the basis of the average number of movements in the last three calendar years before the last assessment of the noise situation at that airport was carried out in accordance with the Environmental Noise (Scotland) Regulations 2006 .

Section 4 Revocation

The Aerodromes (Noise Restrictions) (Rules and Procedures) Regulations 2003 are revoked in relation to Scotland.