Civil Aviation Act 1971 (Overseas Territories) Order 1976
| Jurisdiction | UK Non-devolved |
| Citation | SI 1976/1912 |
| Year | 1976 |
1976 No. 1912
CIVIL AVIATION
The Civil Aviation Act 1971 (Overseas Territories) Order 197615thNovember 1976
7thDecember 1976
At the Court at Buckingham Palace, the 15th day of November 1976
Present,
The Queen's Most Excellent Majesty in Council
Her Majesty, in exercise of the powers conferred on Her by section 66(1) of the Civil Aviation Act 1971(a), is pleased, by and with the advice of Her Privy Council, to order, and it is hereby ordered as follows:—
Citation, commencement and interpretation
1.—(1) This Order may be cited as the Civil Aviation Act 1971 (Overseas Territories) Order 1976 and shall come into operation on 7th December 1976.
(2) The Interpretation Act 1889(b) shall apply, with the necessary adaptations, for the purpose of interpreting this Order, and otherwise in relation thereto, as it applies for the purpose of interpreting, and in relation to, Acts of Parliament.
Extension of s. 62 of Act of 1971
2. Section 62 of the Civil Aviation Act 1971, modified as in Schedule 1 hereto, shall extend to the territories specified in Schedule 2 hereto.
N. E. Leigh
(a) 1971 c. 75.
(b) 1889 c. 63.
Article 2
SCHEDULE 1
SECTION 62 OF THE CIVIL AVIATION ACT 1971 AS EXTENDED TO THE TERRITORIES SPECIFIED IN SCHEDULE 2
Offences
62.—(1) In section 8(4) of the Civil Aviation Act 1949(a) as extended to the territories specified in Schedule 2 hereto by the Civil Aviation Act 1949 (Overseas Territories) Order 1969(b) (which enables an Air Navigation (Overseas Territories) Order to provide for penalties which may include a fine of £200 or imprisonment for six months) for the words from " of penalties" to "six months" there shall be substituted the words "on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding £400 and on conviction on indictment to a fine or imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years or both".
Article 2
SCHEDULE 2
Territories to which this Order applies
Belize
Bermuda.
British Antarctic Territory.
British Indian Ocean Territory.
British Virgin Islands.
Cayman Islands.
Falkland Islands (Colony and Dependencies).
Gibraltar.
Gilbert Islands.
Hong Kong.
Montserrat.
Pitcairn, Henderson, Ducie and Oeno Islands.
St. Helena (Colony and Dependencies).
Solomon Islands.
Sovereign Base Areas of Akrotiri and Dhekelia.
Turks and Caicos Islands.
Tuvalu.
(a) 1949 c. 67.
(b) S.I. 1969/592 (1969 I, p. 1650).
EXPLANATORY NOTE
(This Note is not part of the Order.)
This Order extends with modifications section 62 of the Civil Aviation Act 1971 (which...
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