Section 6(10)

In this section— “airport” means the aggregate of the land, buildings and works comprised in an aerodrome within the meaning of the Civil Aviation Act 1982 (see section 105(1) of that Act); “airport operator”, in relation to an airport, means the person by whom the airport is managed; “British-controlled aircraft” has the same meaning as in section 92 of the Civil Aviation Act 1982; “the CAA” means the Civil Aviation Authority; “enactment” includes an enactment mentioned in any of paragraphs (a) to (d) of section 54(6); “operator”, in relation to an aircraft, means the person having the management of the aircraft, and cognate expressions are to be construed accordingly; “pilot in command”, in relation to an aircraft, means the pilot designated by the operator as being in command and charged with the safe conduct of its flight, without being under the direction of any other pilot in the aircraft; “registration” means registration in the register of aircraft kept by the CAA.

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Source: legislation.gov.uk · retrieved 2026-08-30