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Civil Aviation Act 1968

CH. 61

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a resolution of either House of Parliament, and may be varied or revoked by a subsequent order under this section.

British

10. (1) The Minister of Transport may by order direct that, Functions of in their application to land in any aerodrome owned or managed Airports by the British Airports Authority, the provisions of—

abandoned

Authority (a) section 20, section 21 and section 22 of the Civic Amenities as respects

Act 1967 (powers and duties of local authorities to vehicles. remove and dispose of vehicles abandoned on land in 1967 c. 69.

their area) and section 28 of that Act (powers of entry etc.) so far as relating to the said section 20; and

(b) any regulations for the time being in force under any

of those sections,

shall have effect subject to such exceptions, adaptations or modifications as appear to him necessary or expedient for the purpose or in consequence of transferring to the Authority the powers and duties conferred or imposed by those provisions on local authorities or local authorities of any description.

(2) In relation to the provisions of-

(a) sections 20, 52 and 53 of the Road Traffic Regulation 1967 c. 76.

Act 1967 (removal of vehicles from roads if illegally,

obstructively or dangerously parked or broken down, and from roads or open land if abandoned); and

(b) any regulations for the time being in force under any of

those sections,

the powers of the Minister of Transport under section 12(2) of the Airports Authority Act 1965 (which enable him to adapt the 1965 c. 16. road traffic enactments in their application to roads within aerodromes owned or managed by the Authority for the purpose of conferring on the Authority and the chief officer of its consta- bulary functions of local authorities and chief officers of police) shall be exercisable not only as respects the application of those provisions to roads within those aerodromes but also as respects their application to other land within those aerodromes.

(3) Where the provisions of—

(a) section 20 of the Civic Amenities Act 1967;

(b) section 20 or 52 of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1967;

or

(c) any regulations for the time being in force under any of

those sections,

apply to land in any aerodrome in accordance with an order made under or by virtue of this section, those provisions shall have effect in relation to vehicles in a building on that land which is used for providing facilities for the parking of vehicles as they have effect in relation to vehicles on land in the open air.