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 * (c) of air navigation installations which do not form part of an aerodrome.

(2) In this part of this Act “act of violence” means any act (whether actual or potential, and whether done or to be done in the United Kingdom or elsewhere) which either—
 * (a) being an act done in Great Britain, constitutes, or
 * (b) if done in Great Britain would constitute,

the offence of murder, attempted murder, manslaughter, culpable homicide or assault, or an offence under section 18, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 28 or 29 of the Offences against the Person Act 1861, under section 2 of the Explosive Substances Act 1883 or under section 1 of the Criminal Damage Act 1971 or, in Scotland, the offence of malicious mischief. Powers of Secretary of State

11.—(1) The Secretary of State may, by notice in writing served on any person who is—
 * (a) the operator of one or more aircraft registered or operating in the United Kingdom, or
 * (b) the manager of an aerodrome in the United Kingdom,

require that person to inform the Secretary of State of the measures, of a description specified in the notice, which are being taken in respect of aircraft registered or operating in the United Kingdom of which he is the operator or in respect of that aerodrome, as the case may be, for purposes to which this Part of this Act applies.

(2) A notice under subsection (1) above shall specify a date (not being earlier than four weeks from the date on which the notice is served) before which the information required by the notice in accordance with subsection (1) above is to be furnished to the Secretary of State.

(3) Any such notice shall also require the person on whom it is served, after he has furnished to the Secretary of State the