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Civil Aviation Act 1978 (repealed 8.11.1995)

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Contents: 15 provisions
  1. Title and introductory text
  2. 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
  3. 5
  4. 6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
  5. 7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
  6. 8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
  7. 9 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
  8. 10 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
  9. 12 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
  10. 13 Orders and regulations.
  11. 14 Minor, consequential and consolidation amendments and repeals.
  12. 15 Interpretation.
  13. 16 Short title, commencement and extent.
  14. SCHEDULE 1 Minor, Consequential and Consolidation Amendments
  15. SCHEDULE 2 REPEALS

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15 provisions

Title and introductory text

Civil Aviation Act 1978 (repealed 8.11.1995) 1978 c.8

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13 Orders and regulations.

(1) Any power conferred by any provision of this Act to make an order . . . shall be exercisable by statutory instrument. (2) Any power conferred by this Act to make an order . . . shall include power to make such incidental, supplemental or transitional provision as the authority exercising the power thinks fit. (3) Any power conferred by any provision of this Act to make an order . . . shall include power to revoke or vary the order by a subsequent order made under that provision.

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14 Minor, consequential and consolidation amendments and repeals.

(1) The enactments specified in Schedule 1 to this Act shall have effect subject to the amendments there specified, and of those amendments— (a) those specified in Part I of that Schedule are minor amendments and amendments consequential on the provisions of this Act; . . . (b) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (2) The enactments specified in Schedule 2 to this Act (which include certain spent provisions) are hereby repealed to the extent specified in the third column of that Schedule. (3) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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15 Interpretation.

(1) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (2) Except so far as the context otherwise requires, any reference in this Act to any enactment shall be construed as a reference to that enactment as amended, extended or applied by or under any other enactment, including this Act.

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16 Short title, commencement and extent.

(1) This Act may be cited as the Civil Aviation Act 1978. (2) This Act shall come into force on such day as the Secretary of State may by order appoint; and different days may be so appointed for different purposes. (3) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (4) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (5) Where any provision of this Act (the amending provision) amends any provision of any other Act (the amended provision), then— (a) if the amended provision does not extend to any part of the United Kingdom the amending provision shall not extend to that part; . . . (b) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (6) In subsections . . . (5) above references to the amendment of any provision of any Act include a reference to the repeal of any such provision.

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SCHEDULE 1 Minor, Consequential and Consolidation Amendments

Section 14. Part I Minor and Consequential Amendments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Hovercraft Act 1968 (c. 59) 4 The enactments and instruments with respect to which provision may be made by Order in Council in pursuance of section 1(1)(h) of the Hovercraft Act 1968 (power to apply enactments and instruments in relation to hovercraft, etc.) shall include this Act and any instrument made under it. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Part II. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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