Aviation Legislation
This page summarises the principal legislation governing civil aviation in the United Kingdom and the European Community.
The prime UK legislation is detailed in the Civil Aviation Act and the Air Navigation Order. These provide the key domestic legislation that the CAA uses in its day-to-day business.
CAP 393 - Air Navigation - The Order and the Regulations
CAP 393 contains the provisions of the Air Navigation Order, Regulations made under the Order and the Civil Aviation Authority Regulations in their currently amended form
UK Statutory Instrument (SI) 3015/2009 is the UK Air Navigation Order in its original form as a UK statutory instrument.
Updating
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Each amendment is incorporated in CAP 393. A Letter to Subscribers summarises the changes being made by the latest amendment.
Amendments to the text
Where only part of the text has been amended, footnotes will give references to the provision by which the amendments were made.
Contacts
Any suggestion or other communication about the contents of CAP393 should be addressed to:The Editor CAP 393, CAA House, 45-59 Kingsway, London WC2B 6TE or by e-mail to legal@caa.co.uk
Queries about publication and distribution of the printed version should be addressed to the CAA's licensed supplier The Stationery Office (TSO).
Links to other Aviation Legislation which is not included in CAP 393
EU-OPS
- Council Regulation (EEC) No 3922/91 of 16th December 1991 on the Harmonisation of Technical Requirements and Administrative Procedures in the Field of Civil Aviation
- Amendment to Technical Harmonisation Regulation 3922/91 amending the Regulation itself and inserting “Ops” rules as Annex III (referred to as EU-OPS)
- Further amendment to Technical Harmonisation Regulation 3922/91 inserting updated Annex III - COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 859/2008 of 20 August 2008 amending Council Regulation (EEC) No 3922/91 as regards common technical requirements and administrative procedures applicable to commercial transportation by aeroplane
Environmental
- The Aeroplane Noise Regulations 1999 (SI 1999 No 1452)
- The Aeroplane Noise (Amendment) Regulations 1999 (SI 1999 No 2253)
- The Aeroplane Noise (Limitation on Operation of Aeroplanes) (Amendment) Regulations 1994 (SI 1994 No 1734)
- The Aeroplane Noise (Limitation on Operation of Aeroplanes) Regulations 1994 (SI 1994 No 1734)
- The Air Navigation (Environmental Standards for non-EASA Aircraft) Order 2008 (SI 2008 No 3133)
Air Accident Investigation
- The Civil Aviation (Investigation of Air Accidents and Incidents) Regulations 1996 (SI 1996 No 2798)
Consumer Protection
The CAA is responsible for enforcing the following aviation related consumer protection and health and safety legislation.
Air Travel Organisers’ Licensing
- The Civil Aviation (Air Travel Organisers’ Licensing) Regulations 2012
- The Civil Aviation (Air Travel Organisers’ Licensing) (Amendment) Regulations 2012
Aviation Insurance
- Council Regulation (EC) No 785/2004 of 21 April 2004 on insurance requirements for air carriers and aircraft operators
- The Civil Aviation (Insurance) Regulations 2005 (SI 2005/1089)
Persons of Reduced Mobility
- Council Regulation (EC) No 1107/2006 of 5 July 2006 concerning the rights of disabled persons and persons with reduced mobility when travelling by air.
- Civil Aviation (Access to Air Travel for Disabled Persons and Persons of Reduced Mobility) Regulations 2007 - Statutory Instrument No 1895 2007.
Denied Boarding and Compensation
- Council Regulation (EC) No 261/2004 of 11 February 2004 establishing common rules on compensation and assistance to passengers in the event of denied boarding and of cancellation or long delay of flights, and repealing Regulation (EEC) No 295/91
- The Civil Aviation (Denied Boarding, Compensation and Assistance) Regulations 2005 (SI 2005/975)
Common Rules for Air Services
(including Operating Licences, Ownership Leasing and Pricing)
- Regulation (EC) No 1008/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 24 September 2008 on common rules for the operation of air services in the Community (New Third Package Regulation)
- The Operation of Air Services in the Community Regulations 2009 (supplementing EU Regulation 1008/2008 – the New Third Package Regulation)
- The Operation of Air Services in the Community (Pricing etc.) Regulations 2013
Health and Safety
- Working Time (Amendment) Regulations 2009 (SI 2009/1567)
- Civil Aviation (Working Time) Regulations 2010 (SI 2010/1226)
Foreign Aircraft and Operators
- EC Directive 2004/36 on the safety of third country aircraft using Community airports
- The Civil Aviation (Safety of Third Country Aircraft) Regulations 2006 (SI 2006 No 1384)
- EC Regulation 2111/2005 on the Establishment of a Community List of Air Carriers subject to an operating ban within the Community and on informing air transport passengers of the identity of the operating air carrier
- The Civil Aviation (Provision of Information to Passengers) Regulations 2006 (SI 2006 No 3303)
- The Civil Aviation (Allocation of Scarce Capacity) Regulations 2007 (SI 2007/3556)
Ground Handling
- Council Directive 96/67/EC of 15 October 1996 on access to the groundhandling market at Community airports
- Airports (Groundhandling) Regulations 1997
Single European Sky
Information on Single European Sky legislation
EASA Legislation
European Aviation Safety Agency regulations.
The EU publishes consolidated versions of the EU Regulations pertaining to EASA ('EASA Regulations'), which incorporate the various amendments which have been made to the principal regulations.
Information on European Aviation Safety Agency consolidated regulations.
