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Statutory Instrument 1998 No. 1537

The Civil Aviation (Route Charges for Navigation Services) (Amendment) Regulations 1998

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STATUTORY INSTRUMENTS


1998 No. 1537


CIVIL AVIATION

The Civil Aviation (Route Charges for Navigation Services) (Amendment) Regulations 1998


 Made22nd June 1998 
 Laid before Parliament29th June 1998 
 Coming into force1st July 1998 

Whereas in pursuance of tariffs approved under the Eurocontrol Convention[1] and under the Multilateral Agreement relating to Route Charges concluded at Brussels on 12th February 1981(a) (being international agreements to which the United Kingdom is a party), the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions has determined rates of charges, as specified in regulation 2, payable to Eurocontrol in respect of navigation services provided for aircraft:

    Now, therefore, the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 73(1)(a), (1A)(b), and (6) of the Civil Aviation Act 1982[2] and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, hereby makes the following Regulations:

    1.These Regulations may be cited as the Civil Aviation (Route Charges for Navigation Services) (Amendment) Regulations 1998 and shall come into force on 1st July 1998.

    2.For Schedule 2 to the Civil Aviation (Route Charges for Navigation Services) Regulations 1997[3] there shall be substituted - 



    " Schedule 2
    Regulations 3(1), 4(3) and 6(1)


    SPECIFIED AIRSPACES


    (1)(2)(3)(4)
    CountryPublication in which FIRS are describedUnit Rate in ECUsEstablished at a Rate of exchange of
    AustriaAIP Austria54.071 ECU = 13.79612 Sch
    Belgium and LuxembourgAIP Belgique78.461 ECU = 40.46577 BF
    BulgariaAIP Bulgaria60.32 
    CroatiaAIP Croatia47.441 ECU = 6.896589 HRK
    CyprusAIP Cyprus25.391 ECU = 0.580735 ЈCy
    Czech RepublicAIP Czech Republic45.281 ECU = 36.79034 CZK
    DenmarkAIP Denmark52.081 ECU = 7.465173 Kr
    FranceAIP France (France Métropolitaine)61.611 ECU = 6.588673 FF
    GermanyAIP Germany66.811 ECU = 1.960314 DM
    GreeceAIP Greece25.851 ECU = 309.0668 Dra
    HungaryAIP Hungary24.841 ECU = 214.7737 Hf
    Ireland, Republic ofAIP Ireland21.761 ECU = 0.740373 ЈIr
    ItalyAIP Italy65.241 ECU = 1912.460 L
    MaltaAIP Malta34.561 ECU = 0.435052 Lm
    NetherlandsAIP Netherlands45.701 ECU = 2.207741 G
    NorwayAIP Norway49.431 ECU = 8.011991 KR
    PortugalAIP PortugalLisbon FIR-39.82 Santa Maria FIR-14.751 ECU = 199.1187 Esc
    RomaniaAIP Romania36.98 
    SlovakiaAIP Slovakia68.061 ECU = 37.63354 SKK
    SloveniaAIP Slovenia65.251 ECU = 184.0652 SIT
    SpainAIP EspañaMadrid & Barcelona FIR-48.05 Canaries FIR-46.151 ECU = 165.3699 Pts
    SwedenAIP Sweden49.451 ECU = 8.435991 SKr
    SwitzerlandAIP Switzerland74.421 ECU = 1.613105 SF
    TurkeyAIP Turkey41.15 
    United KingdomUnited Kingdom Air Pilot(1)79.521 ECU = Ј0.684627"
    (1)Excluding Shanwick FIR

    Signed by authority of the
    Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions

    Glenda Jackson

    Parliamentary Under Secretary of State,

    Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions

    22nd June 1998



    EXPLANATORY NOTE

    (This note is not part of the Regulations)

    These Regulations amend the Civil Aviation (Route Charges for Navigation Services) Regulations 1997.

    The 1997 Regulations provide for a charge to be paid to Eurocontrol by the operator of an aircraft. The unit rates in ECUs set out in Schedule 2 are calculated by reference to the costs of provision of en-route navigation services in the participating countries in the Eurocontrol charges system, the amount of traffic using each country's airspace and the relationship of each country's currency to the ECU over a period agreed by Ministers of the participating countries. The interaction of these elements varies in each country These regulations introduce new unit rates for Austria, Cyprus, the Republic of Ireland and Turkey. In calculating the revised charges the average of the exchange rates between ECU and the currencies of the participating countries obtaining in July 1997 have been used. In the case of Bulgaria, Romania and Turkey, the unit rate is established in ECUs.

    The unit rates for Cyprus and Turkey have increased on average of 6 per cent and the unit rates for Austria and the Republic of Ireland have decreased on average by 4.8 per cent. The unit rates of all other States including the United Kingdom remain unchanged.

    The United Kingdom Air Pilot and the foreign Aeronautical Information Publications referred to in the Regulations can be purchased from Westward Digital Limited, 37 Windsor Street, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire GL52 2DG and can be inspected at major aerodromes in the United Kingdom.


    Notes:

    [1] Cmnd. 8662.back

    [2] 1982 c. 16; section 73(1A) was added by section 1 of the Civil Aviation (Air Navigation Charges) Act 1989 (c. 9); "prescribed" is defined in section 105(1).back

    [3] S.I. 1997/2920.back



    ISBN 0 11 079222 X


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