Civil Aviation Act 1968
CH. 61
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et of 1949 against a third party who shall have in good faith and for value acquired right (whether completed by infeftment or not) to the land prior to the grant or agreement being recorded in the Register of Sasines, or against any person deriving title from such third party.
22. In section 26(1) of the Civil Aviation Act 1949 (power of Control over Board of Trade to exercise control over land in the interests of land in the safe and efficient use for civil aviation purposes of land vested interests of in or to be acquired by the Board) the reference to civil aviation civil aircraft.
testing of purposes shall include a reference to the testing of aircraft designed for civil aviation.
1949 c. 67.
23.—(1) Summary proceedings for an offence against any Provisions Order in Council in force under section 8 of the Civil Aviation relating to Act 1949, or any regulations made by virtue of such an Order, aircraft may be instituted at any time within twelve months from the commission of the offence if-
(a) it was committed in connection with the flight of an aircraft in the course of which an accident occurred; and
(b) not more than six months after the commission of the
offence-
(i) public notice has been given that an investigation into the accident is being carried out in accordance with regulations under section 10 of the said Act of 1949; or
(ii) the Board of Trade (acting alone or with any other government department) have directed that a public inquiry into the accident be held in accordance with those regulations.
(2) The fact that any such direction as is mentioned in subsection (1)(b)(ii) of this section has been given on any date may be proved by the production of a certificate to that effect purporting to be signed by an officer of the Board of Trade.
(3) For the purposes of this section the flight of an aircraft shall be deemed to include any period from the moment when power is applied for the purpose of the aircraft taking off on a flight until the moment when the landing run (if any) at the termination of that flight ends.
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(4) In the said section 10 and in this section "accident shall be construed as including any fortuitous or unexpected event by which the safety of an aircraft or any person is threatened.
accidents.