
1 
These Regulations may be cited as the Civil Aviation Authority (Operational Land) Regulations 1984 and shall come into operation on 18th May 1984.
2 
For the purposes of paragraph 5 of Schedule 2 to the Civil Aviation Act 1982 (“the Act”) (defining “operational land” in relation to the Civil Aviation Authority (“the CAA”) in certain enactments) the following class of land of the CAA's is prescribed, namely—
land which is used, or in which an interest is held, by the CAA for any of the following purposes:—
(a) the operation of an aerodrome or any purpose ancillary to such use;
(b) the provision of facilities for the control of air traffic or for assisting the navigation of aircraft.
3 
For the purposes of paragraphs 6(2) and 7(2) of Schedule 2 to the Act (giving effect to section 225(2)(b) of the Town and Country Planning Act 1971 and section 214(2)(b) of the Town and Country Planning (Scotland) Act 1972 in relation to the CAA) the prescribed purposes of carrying on the CAA's undertaking are those set out in Regulation 2(a) and (b) above.
Nicholas Ridley
Secretary of State for Transport
15th April 1984