
2013 No. 2620
Civil Aviation
The Single European Sky (National Supervisory Authority) Regulations 2013
Made 23rd October 2013
Laid before Parliament 29th October 2013
Coming into force 12th December 2013

The Secretary of State is designated for the purposes of section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972 in relation to measures relating to air transport.

In exercise of the powers conferred by that section the Secretary of State makes the following Regulations.
Citation, commencement and revocation
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(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Single European Sky (National Supervisory Authority) Regulations 2013 and come into force on 12th December 2013.
(2) The Single European Sky (National Supervisory Authority) Regulations 2004 are revoked.
(3) The Single European Sky (Functions of the National Supervisory Authority) Regulations 2006 are revoked.
Interpretation
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In these Regulations—
 “the CAA” means the Civil Aviation Authority;
 “the framework Regulation” means Regulation (EC) No 549/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 10 March 2004 laying down the framework for the creation of the Single European Sky;
 “the interoperability Regulation” means Regulation (EC) No 552/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 10 March 2004 on the interoperability of the European Air Traffic Management network;
 “the service provision Regulation” means Regulation (EC) No 550/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 10 March 2004 on the provision of air navigation services in the Single European Sky;
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National Supervisory Authority
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(1) The CAA is the national supervisory authority for the purpose of performing the tasks and functions assigned to such an authority under the measures listed in Schedule 1.
(2) Section 4 of the Civil Aviation Act 1982 (general objectives of the CAA) does not apply to the tasks and functions to which  paragraph (1) applies or to which Article 12(4) of the service provision Regulation applies.
Designation of the competent authority
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Tasks and functions of the CAA under the service provision Regulation
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Tasks and functions of the CAA under the interoperability Regulation
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Regional cooperation
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Review
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(1) The Secretary of State must from time to time—
(a) carry out a review of these Regulations,
(b) set out the conclusions of the review in a report, and
(c) publish the report.
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(3) The report must in particular—
(a) set out the objectives intended to be achieved by the regulatory system established by these Regulations,
(b) assess the extent to which those objectives are achieved, and
(c) assess whether those objectives remain appropriate and, if so, the extent to which they could be achieved with a system that imposes less regulation.
(4) The first report under this regulation must be published before the end of the period of five years beginning with the day on which these regulations come into force.
(5) Reports under this regulation are afterwards to be published at intervals not exceeding five years.
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State
Robert Goodwill
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State
Department for Transport

SCHEDULE 1
List of measures for which the CAA is the National Supervisory Authority
Regulation 3(1)
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The framework Regulation.
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The service provision Regulation.
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Regulation (EC) No 551/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 10 March 2004 on the organisation and use of the airspace in the Single European Sky (the airspace Regulation).
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The interoperability Regulation.
SCHEDULE 2
List of implementing rules made under Article 3 of the interoperability Regulation for which the CAA is the enforcing authority

Regulation 6(1)
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