Airports Act 1986
The Airports Act 1986 (c. 31) is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. The act reformed civil aviation in Great Britain and privatised the British Airports Authority from a public department into BAA as a private company. It also granted additional regulatory powers to the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA).
| Act of Parliament | |
Parliament of the United Kingdom | |
| Long title | An Act to provide for the dissolution of the British Airports Authority and the vesting of its property, rights and liabilities in a company nominated by the Secretary of State; to provide for the reorganisation of other airport undertakings in the public sector; to provide for the regulation of the use of airports and for the imposition of economic controls at certain airports; to make other amendments of the law relating to airports; to make provision with respect to the control of capital expenditure by local authority airport undertakings; and for connected purposes |
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| Citation | 1986 c. 31 |
| Territorial extent | Great Britain |
Status: Amended | |
| Text of statute as originally enacted | |
| Text of the Airports Act 1986 as in force today (including any amendments) within the United Kingdom, from legislation.gov.uk. | |
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