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PART II

Power to require aerodrome managers to promote searches at aerodromes.

General

power to direct

measures to be taken for purposes to which Part II applies.

Protection of Aircraft Act 1973

as requiring him to take all such steps as in any particular circumstances are practicable and necessary to prevent that thing from being done.

(7) A direction given under this section to a person, as being a person appearing to the Secretary of State to be about to become such an operator as is mentioned in subsection (1) or subsection (2) of this section, shall not take effect until he becomes such an operator; and, in relation to such a direction, sub. sections (5) and (6) of this section shall apply with the necessary modifications.

10.—(1) For purposes to which this Part of this Act applies the Secretary of State may give a direction in writing to the manager of any aerodrome in the United Kingdom requiring him to use his best endeavours to secure that such searches to which this section applies as are specified in the direction are carried out by constables or by other persons of a description specified in the direction.

(2) The searches to which this section applies, in relation to an aerodrome, are searches--

(a) of the aerodrome or any part of it;

(b) of any aircraft which at the time when the direction is given or at any subsequent time is in any part of the aerodrome; and

(c) of persons or property (other than aircraft) which may

at any such time be in any part of the aerodrome.

11. (1) Subject to the following provisions of this section, the Secretary of State may give a direction in writing to any person who is-

(a) the operator of one or more aircraft registered or

operating in the United Kingdom, or

(b) the manager of an aerodrome in the United Kingdom, requiring him to take, in respect of aircraft registered or operating in the United Kingdom of which he is the operator or in respect of that aerodrome, as the case may be, such measures for pur poses to which this Part of this Act applies as are specified in the direction.

(2) Without prejudice to the generality of the preceding sub- section, the measures to be specified in a direction given under this section to an operator of aircraft, or to the manager of an aerodrome, may include the provision by the operator or man- ager of persons charged with the duty (at such times as may be specified in the direction)–

(a) of guarding the aircraft, or

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(b) of guarding the aerodrome, or persons or property

(including aircraft). in any part of the aerodrome,

against acts of violence.

(3) A direction given under this section may be either of a general or of a specific character, and may require any measures specified in the direction to be taken at such time or within such period as may be so specified.

(4) A direction given under subsection (1) of this section to an operator of aircraft may be given so as to relate either to all the aircraft registered or operating in the United Kingdom of which at the time when the direction is given or at any subsequent time he is the operator or only to one or more such aircraft, or to a class of such aircraft, specified in the direction.

(5) A direction under this section-

(a) shall not require any search (whether of persons or of

property), and

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(b) shall not require the modification or alteration of any aircraft, or of any of its apparatus or equipment, or the installation of additional apparatus or equipment, or prohibit any aircraft from being caused or permitted to fly without some modification or alteration of the air- craft or its apparatus or equipment or the installation of additional apparatus or equipment.

(6) A direction may be given under this section to a person appearing to the Secretary of State to be about to become such an operator or manager as is mentioned in paragraph (a) or paragraph (b) of subsection (1) of this section; but a direction given to a person by virtue of this subsection shall not take effect until he becomes such an operator or manager, and, in relation to a direction so given, the preceding provisions of this section shall apply with the necessary modifications.

(7) The ownership of any property shall not be affected by reason only that it is placed on or under, or affixed to, any land in compliance with a direction under this section.

PART II

12.--(1) A direction under subsection (1) of section 9 or under Matters section 10 of this Act may specify the minimum number of

which may per- sons by whom any search to which the direction relates is to be included be carried out, the qualifications which persons carrying out any under ss. 9 such search are to have, the manner in which any such search to 11. is to be carried out, and any apparatus, equipment or other aids

to be used for the purpose of carrying out any such search.

Part II

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