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The Secretary of State is a Minister designated(a) for the purposes of section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972(b) in relation to measures relating to air transport.

The Secretary of State makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 75(1) to (3) and 102(2) of, and Part II and paragraphs 4 and 6 of Part III of Schedule 13 to, the Civil Aviation Act 1982(c) and by section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972. PART 1 General Citation and commencement

1. These Regulations may be cited as the Civil Aviation (Investigation of Air Accidents and Incidents) Regulations 2018 and come into force on 9th April 2018.

Interpretation

2.—(1) In these Regulations—

“the Air Accidents Investigation Branch” means that part of the Department for Transport known by that name;

“Annex 13” means Annex 13 (Aircraft Accident and Incident Investigation) to the Chicago Convention(d) as that Annex has effect from time to time;