Aerodromes (Jersey)
Regulations 1965[1]
PART 1
PRELIMINARY
1 Interpretation
In these Regulations, unless
the context otherwise requires –
“captain”, in
relation to any aircraft, means the person having the command or charge of the
aircraft for the time being;
“contravention”
includes non-compliance and the expression “contravene” shall be
construed accordingly;
“owner”, when
used in relation to goods, includes any consignor, consignee, shipper or agent
for sale or custody of such goods, as well as the owner thereof.
PART 2
POWERS OF AIRPORT AUTHORITY[2]
2 Power of airport authority
to restrict access to aerodromes[3]
(1) Where it appears to the
airport authority necessary or expedient so to do, the airport authority may
issue directions restricting access to any part of any aerodrome and may issue
such further directions in connection therewith as the airport authority deems
appropriate.[4]
(2) The airport authority
may from time to time direct that certain areas of any aerodrome shall be
reserved for special purposes under such conditions and in such manner as the airport
authority deems appropriate.[5]
(3) If any person
contravenes any direction issued by the airport authority under this Regulation,
he or she shall be liable to a fine of level 3 on the standard scale.[6]
3 Circulation and parking of vehicles[7]
(1) The airport authority
may from time to time issue such directions as the airport authority thinks fit
regarding the circulation and parking of vehicles on any aerodrome, and may
make such charges as the airport authority thinks fit for the use of any part
of an aerodrome set aside for the parking of vehicles.[8]
(2) If any person
contravenes any direction issued by the airport authority under this Regulation
he or she shall be liable to a fine of level 2 on the standard scale.[9]
4 Posting of notices
The airport authority shall cause to be posted in prominent
positions on aerodromes to which directions issued under this Part relate,
notices indicating the requirements of such directions and, for the purpose of
indicating the requirements of directions under Regulation 3, use may be made
of traffic signs prescribed under the Road Traffic (Jersey) Law
1956.[10]
PART 3
POWERS OF AIRPORT DIRECTOR[11]
5 General
The Airport Director and any person so authorized by the Airport
Director may give such directions and such orders as may be considered necessary
to maintain order on an aerodrome and to control the movement of aircraft and
vehicles and the embarkation and disembarkation of passengers, freight and
livestock.[12]
6 Power to board aircraft
The Airport Director and any person authorized by the Airport Director
shall, on production if so required of evidence of the Airport Director’s
authority, have the right to board any aircraft at any time.[13]
7 Removal of objects and vehicles[14]
(1) The airport authority shall
have the right to remove, or cause to be removed from an aerodrome, or, as the
case may be, from any part of an aerodrome set aside for the parking of
vehicles –
(a) any
object which the authority considers to be interfering with the normal working
of the aerodrome;
(b) any
vehicle which –
(i) is parked in
contravention of a direction issued under Regulation 3,
(ii) is
so placed or parked as to contravene Regulation 10(m) or (o),
(iii) having
been required to be removed from an aerodrome or any parking place, has not
been so removed within the time limited by the requirement, in contravention of
Regulation 10(p).[15]
(2) Any person removing a
vehicle under this Regulation –
(a) may
do so by towing or driving the vehicle, or in such other manner as he or she
may think necessary, and may take such measures in relation to the vehicle as he
or she may think necessary to enable him or her to remove it;
(b) shall
make such arrangements as may be reasonably necessary for the custody of the
vehicle.
(3) Any expenses incurred
in removing or storing any object or vehicle under this Regulation shall be
recoverable as a civil debt from the owner of the object or vehicle so removed.
(4) No claim in damages
shall lie against the airport authority, the Airport Director or any other
officer or servant of the airport authority in connection with the removal or
storage of any object or vehicle under this Regulation.[16]
PART 4
DUTIES OF CAPTAIN OF AIRCRAFT ETC.
8 [17]
9 Damage by aircraft or vehicle
(1) The owner of an
aircraft or vehicle on an aerodrome shall be answerable to the airport
authority for any damage done by such aircraft or vehicle to the aerodrome or
any buildings or equipment connected therewith.[18]
(2) The captain of an
aircraft or driver of a vehicle through whose wilful act or negligence any such
damage as is referred to in paragraph (1) has been done shall be liable to
make good the same, and the airport authority may detain any such aircraft or
vehicle until sufficient security has been given for the amount of damage done.[19]
PART 5
GENERAL
10 Prohibited acts
No person shall on any aerodrome –
(a) obstruct or interfere
with the proper use of an aerodrome;
(b) obstruct, impede,
resist or assault any person in the execution of his or her duty in relation to
an aerodrome;
(c) remain on an aerodrome
after having been required to leave it;
(d) allow any vehicle or
animal to be on an aerodrome after having been required to remove it or after
its presence on an aerodrome has been forbidden;
(e) allow any animal to
stray onto an aerodrome or fail to keep any animal under control whilst on an
aerodrome;
(f) board or attempt
to board any aircraft without the authority of the person in charge of it;
(g) tamper or interfere
with any aircraft or anything used in connection with an aircraft;
(h) smoke in, or otherwise
bring into or light any naked light in –
(i) any
place where any such act is prohibited by notice, or
(ii) any
place within 50 feet of an aircraft or a store of liquid fuel or explosives;
(i) do any act which
might cause or tend to cause an outbreak of fire;
(j) throw or
discharge any stone or missile;
(k) climb any wall, fence,
barrier, railing or post;
(l) wilfully give a
false fire or ambulance alarm;
(m) drive or place a vehicle
carelessly or dangerously or without due consideration for persons using the
aerodrome;
(n) fail to stop a vehicle
when required by an official so to do;
(o) park a vehicle
elsewhere than in a place provided for that purpose or fail to pay any relevant
charge for parking a vehicle in such a place;
(p) fail to remove a
vehicle from an aerodrome or from any parking place when required so to do;
(q) wilfully and
unreasonably interfere with the convenience of, or cause annoyance to, any
other person;
(r) behave in a
manner reasonably likely to offend against public decency;
(s) be in an
intoxicated condition;
(t) remove, displace,
damage, deface or alter any marker, light, signal, or notice used in connection
with an aerodrome;
(u) throw down, deposit,
put or leave, otherwise than in a receptacle provided for the purpose, any
refuse of any nature whatsoever.[20]
11 Acts for which written permission of the airport authority is
required[21]
(1) Subject to the
provisions of these Regulations, no person shall on any aerodrome, except with
the written permission previously obtained of the airport authority –
(a) exhibit
any notice, sign or advertisement, except on premises which the person
exhibiting it is authorized to occupy and in accordance with the terms of his
or her occupation;
(b) deliver
any public address or give or take part in any public performance, reception,
display or exhibition.[22]
(2) Any permission under
this Regulation may be granted subject to such conditions as the airport
authority may think fit to impose and may at any time be withdrawn by the airport
authority.[23]
12 Acts for which written permission of Airport Director is required
(1) Subject to the
provisions of these Regulations, no person shall on any aerodrome, except with
the written permission previously obtained of the Airport Director –
(a) enter
thereon or leave therefrom otherwise than through a gate or entrance for the
time being provided for that purpose;
(b) enter
any part thereof to which members of the public are not for the time being
admitted;
(c) remove,
displace, damage, deface or alter any building, structure or other property,
whether movable or immovable (including any notice), forming part of or
provided for in connection with the aerodrome;
(d) dig
soil or cut or remove turf;
(e) graze
animals;
(f) engage
in trading;
(g) leave
a vehicle thereon longer than is reasonably necessary for the transaction of
the business for the purpose for which it was brought there;
(h) drive
a vehicle elsewhere than in a place provided for the passage or accommodation
of such a vehicle;
(i) drive
a motor vehicle into a hangar used for the maintenance or storage of aircraft;
(j) run
an aircraft engine in a hangar;
(k) run
an aircraft engine when an aerodrome is closed to air traffic;
(l) fill
or discharge from any container (including any part of a vehicle) liquid fuel
elsewhere than in a place approved for that purpose;
(m) light a
fire elsewhere than in a place constructed for that purpose;
(n) proceed
onto any part thereof which is not a part set aside for use by the public or
passengers;
(o) use
any wireless or electrical apparatus;
(p) solicit
or collect alms, donations or contributions;
(q) discharge
any oil or waste oil, otherwise than into a container approved for that
purpose;
(r) discharge
any firearm.[24]
(2) Any permission under
this Regulation may be granted subject to such conditions as the Airport
Director may think fit to impose and may at any time be withdrawn by the
Airport Director.[25]
13 Penalties
If any person contravenes any of the provisions of these
Regulations, or any directions issued or given under these Regulations, in
relation to which no special penalty is provided, he or she shall be guilty of
an offence and shall be liable to a fine of level 3 on the standard scale.[26]
14 Citation
These Regulations may be cited as the Aerodromes (Jersey)
Regulations 1965.