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Definitions and Abbreviations
FAL - The Farnborough Airport Company Limited
UAV - Unmanned aerial Vehicle
EVTOL - Electric vertical take-off and landing
In these Regulations;
“Accident” means an unintended occurrence which has an adverse physical result;
“Aircraft” means a heavier than air power driven flying machine and includes aeroplane (land plane) aeroplane (seaplane) aeroplane (amphibian) aeroplane (self-launching motor glider) powered lift (tilt rotor) rotorcraft (helicopter and gyroplane), EVTOL, UAV’s, Drones;
“the Airport” means the aerodrome known as Farnborough Airport, Farnborough as shown edged red on the attached plan;
“the Airport Company” means The Farnborough Airport Company Limited, a company incorporated in England and Wales with company registration number 03454447 (FAL), and where the context so requires references in these Regulations to the Airport Company shall include a reference to any person engaged (whether by employment or otherwise) by the Airport Company;
“Airport Official” means a person authorised in writing by the Airport Company to perform specified functions under these Regulations;
“Animal” means any animal wild or domesticated that is brought onto the Airport except in Regulation 8.2 where it has the same meaning as in section 170.8 of the Road Traffic Act 1988;
“Competence to Drive” means written authority issued to a person by his current employers which authorises that person to drive and operate a particular class of Vehicle;
“Customs and Excise Acts” shall have the same meaning as in the Customs and Excise Management Act 1979;
“Ground Handling” means the towing, positioning, marshalling and refuelling of aircraft;
“Landside Area” means the part of the airport which are inside of the boundary fence, up to the active aerodrome boundary. Within these areas, the Road Traffic Act 1988 applies to all.
“Lost Property Office” means any building or part of a building at the Airport which has been designated by the Airport Company and includes the Customer Service Desk in the Terminal;
“Police Officer” includes any person having the powers and privileges of a Police Officer;
“Portable Music Machine” means a portable radio, cassette player, compact disc player, television or computer games machine or any device transmitting loud noise or music
“Prescribed Limit” has the same meaning as in section 11 of the Road Traffic Act 1988;
“Private Hire Vehicle” means a Vehicle, which is used for the purpose of carrying passengers for hire or reward which is suitably insured;
“Public Service Vehicle” has the same meaning as in section 1 of the Public Passenger Vehicles Act 1981;
“Regulations” means these rules and regulations;
“Restricted Access” means that access is only available to specific persons who, having satisfied pre-conditions set by the Airport Company, are permitted to have such access by the Airport Company;
“Restricted Area” means any part or parts of the Airport to which there is Restricted Access;
“Security Search Area” means any area on the Airport used by an Airport Official for security checks, passenger/staff screening or other security purposes;
“Sign” means any object or device (whether fixed or portable) for conveying warnings, information, requirements, restrictions or prohibitions of any description;
“Terminal Building” means that building or buildings at the Airport used as terminals for passengers arriving at or departing from the Airport;
“Vehicle” means any mechanically propelled conveyance or manually operated apparatus on wheels and includes trailers, items of plant that operate as wheeled Vehicles and as static apparatus but does not include an Aircraft.
Policy Statement
Farnborough Airport Limited (FAL) is committed to safeguarding civil aviation operations against acts of unlawful interference and/or maintaining the safety and security of its employees, business partners and members of the public. These rules and regulations have been clearly outlined to ensure the safety and welfare for all, as well as promote a co-operative environment.
Introduction
Farnborough Airport Limited as owner and operator of Farnborough Airport hereby makes the following Regulations which shall apply within Farnborough Airport and to any subtenant, employee, invitee or agent of FAL and any other person entering or using the Airport including, but not limited to passengers, visitors and members of the public
Farnborough Airport Limited (FAL) have implemented these rules and regulations which are to be adhered too at all times. FAL also reserves the right to adopt additional rules and regulations and amend existing and future rules and regulations. Any action or failure to act by FAL’s Rules and Regulations by any person to whom these Regulations apply which is in violation of such rules and regulations shall be deemed in breach of the policy and therefore the relevant action will be taken.
Purpose
Farnborough Airport Limited (FAL) have these rules and regulations in place for regulating the use and operation of the Airport and the conduct of all persons while within the airport.
Scope
This policy relates to all employees, tenants and operators who operate within Farnborough Airport Ltd (also referred to as “FAL” and “Company within this policy document). It applies to permanent, temporary, and fixed-term employees, tenants, consultants, contractors, casual workers and agency workers, volunteers, interns, apprentices, or any other person associated with the Company or their employees. It also applies to all other persons entering or using Farnborough Airport including, but not limited to passengers, visitors and members of the public.
Prohibited acts
Not to take photographs or videos
No person shall take any photographs or videos of anyone working at the Airport, unless prior written approval has been obtained from FAL’s Chief Executive Officer.
Aircraft parking
Except in the case of emergency, no person shall place an Aircraft other than in the place and position allocated for that Aircraft by the Airport Company.
Securing aircraft
No person shall fail to secure against movement of any stationary Aircraft which is not in a hangar.
Emergency stop switch etc
Except in the case of an emergency, no person shall intentionally operate any switch or lever of any tracked transit system, lift or any other automatic conveyance for passengers upon or near to which a Sign is displayed which states that it is only intended to be operated in case of emergency.
Misuse of telephones
Without reasonable excuse, no person shall tamper with or misuse any telephone telecommunications or other apparatus provided for transmitting and receiving messages at the Airport.
Tampering with equipment
Without reasonable excuse, no person shall tamper with or misuse any apparatus used for or in connection with the control of access of persons or Vehicles to any part of the Airport.
No smoking, vaping, or use of electronic cigarettes
No person shall smoke (including the use of a vape or electronic cigarette) or bring a naked light into or light any naked light in:-
(a) Any place where any such act is prohibited by a Sign; or
(b) Any enclosed place located at the Airport; or
(c) Any part of a Restricted Area unless in a designated smoking area.
Radio interference
No person shall operate or use any radio transmitter or other item capable of radiating electrical interference in such a way as to adversely affect or be likely to adversely affect the operation of any communications or navigation systems at the Airport.
False alarms
No person shall knowingly by any means give a false bomb warning or a false fire, ambulance, or other emergency alarm.
Unattended baggage
No person shall leave any baggage or other item unattended in a public place or restricted area within the Airport.
Allow anything on airport where forbidden
No person shall allow any Vehicle, Animal or thing to be on the Airport after its presence on the Airport has been forbidden by a Police Officer or an Airport Official and no Police Officer or Airport Official shall forbid the presence of any Vehicle, Animal or thing unless he has reasonable grounds to believe that its presence has been responsible for or is about to be responsible for a breach of a Regulation or for a criminal offence.
Not to return
No person shall allow any Vehicle, Animal or thing to be on the Airport after having been required by a Police Officer or an Airport Official to remove it and no person after having complied with this requirement shall allow that Vehicle, Animal or thing to re-enter the Airport unless re-entry has been approved by a Police Officer or Airport Official.
Persons required to leave
No person shall remain on the Airport after having been requested by a Police Officer or an Airport Official to leave and no Police Officer or Airport Official shall request a person to leave unless he has reasonable grounds to believe that that person has committed or is about to commit a breach of a Regulation or a criminal offence. Nothing in this paragraph shall prejudice the operation of other Regulations pertaining to the removal or evacuation of persons from the Airport.
Search
Any person (whether a bona fide passenger or not) who refuses to be searched or to have their baggage or vehicle searched by a Police Officer or Airport Official must leave the Airport if requested to leave by such Police Officer or Airport Official.
Persons not to return for 24 hours
No person, having left the Airport, at the request of a Police Officer or Airport Official, shall re- enter the Airport, for a period of twenty-four hours thereafter unless re-entry is authorised in writing by the Police Officer or Airport Official issuing the original request to leave (or in their absence the Airport Company).
Prohibited persons
No person shall enter the Airport whilst having been prohibited in writing from entering by the Airport Company.
Persons to keep animals under control
No person shall fail to keep any Animal under control or permit any Animal to foul any footpath or building, provided that in proceedings for an offence against this Regulation it shall be a defence for the person charged to prove that he took all reasonable precautions and exercised all due diligence to avoid the commission of the offence.
All Animals are to be kept on a lead whilst on apron and inside the Terminal.
Drunk etc
No person shall be drunk or under the influence of drugs or other intoxicating substances whilst driving, attempting to drive or being in charge of a Vehicle as well as flying an Aircraft.
Spitting
No person shall spit on the floor, side or wall of any Vehicle, passenger transit system, or in any building, or on any pavement within the Airport, and any chewing gum must be disposed of in a responsible manner.
No demonstrations etc
No person shall organise or take part in any demonstration, procession or public assembly likely to obstruct or interfere with the proper use of the Airport or obstruct or interfere with the safety of passengers or persons using the Airport.
No display of flags or banners etc
No person shall display any flags, banners or emblems likely to cause a breach of the peace on any part of the Airport.
Obstruction
No person shall intentionally obstruct or interfere with the proper use of the Airport or with any person acting in the execution of his duty in relation to the operation of the Airport.
Litter and pollution
No person shall:
(a) leave uncovered refuse containers on a Restricted Area at the Airport or drop, leave, throw or otherwise deposit anything where doing so would or might cause, contribute to, or (tend to) lead to damage to property (including Aircraft) or to the defacement by litter, pollution or an improper or unauthorised disposal of waste substance on any part of a Restricted Area; or
(b) drop or leave litter or refuse on the Airport except in a receptacle provided for the purpose.
Not to remove baggage trolleys
No person shall remove from the Airport any baggage or Bell Boy trolley.
Misuse of baggage trolleys
No person shall misuse any baggage trolley or Bell Boy trolley
Loiter etc
No person shall loiter, frequent, or remain on the Airport without reasonable cause.
Emergency exits
No person shall obstruct any of the emergency exits at the Airport.
Evacuation
Without reasonable excuse, no person shall in an emergency fail to evacuate or remain in any building on the Airport when instructed to do so by a Police Officer, an Airport Official or the Airport Company.
Private Hire Vehicles
No person shall cause or permit a Private Hire Vehicle to enter the Airport for the purpose of loading passengers unless that Private Hire Vehicle has been pre-booked.
Loading of Private Hire Vehicles
No person shall cause or permit a Private Hire Vehicle to load passengers at the Airport other than in an official car park (designated as such by the Airport Company).
Private Hire Vehicle Obstruction
Private Hire Vehicles shall not obstruct the carriageway, footpath or buildings or cause annoyance or disturbance to persons in the vicinity.
Private Hire Vehicle Parking
Private Hire Vehicle drivers are to park in areas designated by the Airport Company or as directed by a Police Officer or Airport Official.
Fail to comply with signs etc
No person whether on foot or whilst driving or propelling a vehicle shall neglect, fail or refuse to comply with an indication or direction given by a Police Officer or Airport Official or Sign exhibited by or on behalf of the Airport Company.
Access to the Airport
No person shall:
(a) enter the airport other than to make proper use of the airport, or its facilities in a lawful manner and in compliance with these Regulations; or
(b) enter or leave the airport otherwise than through a gate or entrance for the time being provided by the company for that purpose.
Offensive display and behaviour
No person shall:
(a) write, draw or affix any obscene, abusive or offensive word, representation or character upon or wilfully soil or defile any wall, structure, floor or pavement or any surface forming part of the Airport;
(b) wear, display or carry any obscene, abusive or offensive word, representation or character in any area forming part of the Airport;
(c) behave in a disorderly, indecent or offensive manner; or
(d) use any language likely to cause offence or annoyance to any person.
Acts for which permission is required
The following acts are prohibited unless the permission of the Airport Company has first been obtained or unless the act is performed by a person acting with lawful authority or excuse: -
Ground handling
No person shall carry out Ground handling at the Airport other than trained Airport Company staff.
Aircraft engine running
No person shall run an Aircraft engine in a hangar or in any area other than that allocated from time to time for that purpose by the Airport Company.
Cleaning etc of aircraft and vehicles
No person shall clean, service or maintain Aircraft, Vehicles or equipment in areas where such activities are prohibited by any written notice issued by the Airport Company.
Fires
No person shall, by any act or omission, cause or permit a fire to occur except in a place constructed for that purpose.
Discharging deleterious matter
No person shall cause or permit the discharge of hydrocarbon (whether in the form of grease, oil, fuel or sprit) or other deleterious matter (whether of a solid, liquid or gaseous nature) or any other substance of whatever nature which might obstruct or be or become a source of damage to drains, sewers or other areas or infrastructure or which may constitute a risk to the environment or public health elsewhere than in a place approved for the purpose by the Airport Company.
Prohibition notice
No person shall fail to comply with any Sign prohibiting or restricting access to any building, road or any part of the Airport.
Climbing etc
No person shall
(a) climb any wall, fence, barrier, railing or post; or
(b) enter or climb upon, or attempt to enter or climb upon, any part of any aircraft without the authority of the person in charge of it or otherwise without lawful authority or reasonable cause or excuse.
Not to cause annoyance
No person shall sing, dance, shout, play a musical instrument, operate a Portable Music Machine or otherwise behave in such a way as to give reasonable cause for annoyance to any other person.
Apparatus etc
No person shall erect or use any apparatus for transmission, receipt, recording, reproduction or amplification of sound, speech or images for:
(a) commercial purposes; or
(b) for any purpose in a Security Search Area
Unless prior permission has been granted by an Airport Official.
Animal grazing
No person shall graze Animals.
Restricted area fence
No person shall place any building structure, equipment, Vehicle or container or any other item within three metres of any fence forming the boundary of a Restricted Area.
Entering or leaving the airport
No person shall enter or leave the Airport otherwise than through a gate or entrance or exit for the time being provided by the Airport Company for that purpose.
Offer of service
No person shall sell or distribute anything, offer anything for sale or hire or make any offer of services for reward.
Taxi touting
No person shall in the Terminal Building or other public building, car park or any other public place on the Airport offer his or any other Vehicle (unless that Vehicle is a Taxi or Public Service Vehicle) for hire.
Display signs
No person shall post, distribute or display signs, advertisements, circulars or other printed or written matter unless prior permission has been granted by an Airport Official.
Begging
No person shall beg or solicit funds or contributions of any kind.
Gaming
No person shall engage or agree to engage, in bookmaking, gaming, betting or wagering nor pay, receive, or settle bets with any other person.
Wearing of passes
No person, other than a bona fide passenger, while in a Restricted Area shall fail to wear a pass issued to him by or on behalf of the Airport Company so that it is reasonably visible at all times.
Photographs
No person shall take photographs or participate in filming or sound recording at the Airport without permission of the Airport Company. Any person caught taking photographs will be asked to destroy them immediately.
Prohibited acts on parts of the airport to which the road traffic enactments do not apply
The following acts are prohibited on any part of the Airport to which the road traffic enactments do not apply:-
Driving offences
No person shall drive a Vehicle:
(a) Dangerously;
(b) Without due care and attention, or without reasonable consideration for other persons using that part of the Airport;
(c) Whilst drunk or under the influence of drink or drugs or other intoxicating substance; or
(d) Whilst operating a mobile telephone or other handheld device; or
(e) Without prejudice to any notice from the Airport Company of the airport from time to time at a speed in excess of 20 miles an hour on the Airport’s apron or roads or in excess of such other speed limit indicated by a Sign erected in a conspicuous or appropriate position or by a Sign which conforms to the Traffic Signs Regulations and General Directions 2002, which speed shall not in any event be more than 40 miles per hour except in an emergency.
(f) When driving on the airfield seatbelts must be worn by all occupants of the car (front and back), for vehicles that do not have seatbelts fitted as standard please speak with the Airfield safety team for further advise.
Not to cause danger with a vehicle
No person shall use, cause or permit to be used, any Vehicle in such a way as to cause or to be likely to cause danger or nuisance to any person.
Obstruction
Except in an emergency, no person shall leave or park a Vehicle or cause it to wait for a period in excess of the permitted time in an area where the period of waiting is restricted by a Sign.
Obstruction causing danger
Except in an emergency, no person in charge of a Vehicle shall cause or permit the Vehicle to stand so as to cause any obstruction, or so as to be likely to cause danger to Aircraft person or property.
Fail to set handbrake, etc
No person shall cause or permit any Vehicle to be left unattended unless any parking brake or restraining device with which the Vehicle is equipped is properly engaged.
Use of vehicles
No person shall use, cause or permit to be used any Vehicle which fails to comply with any braking, steering, lighting, tyre or electrical requirements which apply to that type of Vehicle if it were to be operated on a road to which the road traffic enactments apply or use, cause or permit to be used any Vehicle where the safety locking devices are not in good working order.
Fuel and exhaust systems
No person shall use, cause or permit to be used any Vehicle unless the condition of the fuel and exhaust systems is at all times such that no danger or nuisance is caused or is likely to be caused to any person or property.
Passenger safety and insecure load
No person shall use, cause or permit to be used:-
(a) Any Vehicle unless such Vehicle, and all parts and accessories of such Vehicle are at all times in such condition, and the number of passengers carried by such Vehicle, the manner that any passengers are carried in or on such Vehicle, and the weight, distribution, packing and adjustment of the load of such Vehicle are such that no danger is caused or is likely to be caused to any person in or on the Airport; or
(b) Any Vehicle unless the load carried by such Vehicle is at all times so secured, if necessary by physical restraint other than its own weight, and is in such a position that neither danger nor nuisance is caused or is likely to be caused to any person or property by reason of the load or any part thereof FAL or being blown from such Vehicle, or by reason of any other movement of the load or any part thereof in relation to such Vehicle.
Permitted areas for vehicles
Except in an emergency no person shall cause or permit Vehicles, or Aircraft servicing equipment or persons to enter those parts of the Airport licensed for the surface movement of Aircraft including the manoeuvring area, aprons and any part of the Airport provided for the maintenance of Aircraft except these parts specifically allocated from time to time by the Airport Company for use by Vehicles, Aircraft, servicing equipment or persons.
Acts for which permission is required on parts of the airport to which the road traffic enactments do not apply
Drive or place vehicle
No person shall drive, operate, or place a Vehicle elsewhere than in a place provided for the passage or accommodation of such a Vehicle.
Lights on vehicles
No person shall drive or leave any Vehicle which does not comply with any of the lighting requirements which apply on those parts of the Airport to which the road traffic enactments apply.
Parking
No person shall leave any baggage or park any Vehicle or equipment elsewhere than in a place provided by the Airport Company for the accommodation of such baggage or the parking of such Vehicle or equipment.
Unattended vehicles
No person shall leave any Vehicle:
(a) Unattended when its engine is running; or
(b) With a removable ignition key unattended when the ignition key is in the Vehicle.
Other acts requiring lawful authority or reasonable cause or excuse
Tampering with aircraft
No person shall tamper with any Aircraft or anything used in connection with any Aircraft without lawful authority or reasonable cause or excuse.
Tampering with lift etc
No person shall tamper with or misuse any lift or any mechanical or electrical apparatus without lawful authority or reasonable cause or excuse.
Entering vehicles etc
No person shall enter or get on any Vehicle, truck, trolley or aircraft steps or tamper with the brake or other part of its mechanism without lawful authority or reasonable cause or excuse.
General
State name and address
A person shall, if requested to do so by a Police Officer or Airport Official, state their correct name and address and the purpose of them being on the Airport grounds. Upon request they are required to provide photographic identification. If person fails to comply with these requests, they will be directed to leave the Airport and / or may be removed from the Airport grounds.
Vehicle accident reporting
Where, on a part of the Airport to which the road traffic enactments do not apply any Accident involving a Vehicle occurs by which:-
(a) Personal injury is caused to a person other than the driver of that Vehicle; or
(b) Damage is caused:-
(i) To a Vehicle other than that Vehicle;
(ii) To an animal other than an animal in or on that Vehicle; or
(iii) To any other property constructed on, fixed to, growing in or otherwise forming part of the land on which the road in question is situated or land adjacent to such land;
That driver shall stop and give his name and address, the name and address of the owner of the Vehicle, the registration number or identification marks of the Vehicle and details of the Accident to an Airport Official in person or through the published Airport Security telephone number (01252 526060), as soon as reasonably practicable.
Aircraft accident reporting
Where, on a part of the Airport to which the road traffic enactments do not apply, any Accident involving an Aircraft occurs:-
(a) If present at the time of the Accident, the aircraft commander (or, if the Aircraft is being towed, the tug-driver) shall stop and give:-
(i) His name and address;
(ii) The name and address of the person who is the operator of the Aircraft at the time of the accident;
(iii) The identification marks of the Aircraft; and
(iv) Details of the Accident
to an Airport Official in person or through the published Airport Security telephone number (01252 526060), as soon as reasonably practicable.
(b) The driver of any Vehicle involved shall stop and give:
(i) His name and address;
(ii) The name and address of the owner of the Vehicle;
(iii) The registration number or identification marks of the Vehicle; and
(iv) Details of the Accident
to an Airport Official in person or through the published Airport telephone number, as soon as reasonably practicable.
Production of insurance details etc
Any person driving a Vehicle in a Restricted Area shall if requested to do so by a Police Officer or an Airport Official produce, either immediately or within seven days at a place specified by the Police Officer or Airport Official, details of the third-party insurance cover for the operation of the Vehicle in the Restricted Area, his airside driving permit and, if applicable, his Competence to Drive.
Information as to a driver of a vehicle
Any person keeping a Vehicle in a Restricted Area or any other person shall give such information as to the identity of the driver to a Police Officer or Airport Official as it is in his power to give and which may lead to the identification of the driver.
Lost Property
Application of Regulations
These Regulations shall apply in relation to the safe custody, re-delivery and disposal of any property or thing which while not in proper custody, is found on any part of the Airport to which the public or passengers have access or in any Vehicle owned or operated by or on behalf of the Airport Company excluding any property or thing found on board an Aircraft, in a Taxi or on premises let by the Airport Company.
Person who finds property
Subject to the provisions of the Customs and Excise Acts, any person (other than a member of staff of the Airport or an Airport Official or a Police Officer) who finds property which they believe to be lost or abandoned shall as soon as reasonably practicably notify a member of Airport staff, an Airport Official or a Police Officer and inform that person of the place and circumstances in which it was found.
Property to be delivered to lost property office
(a) Subject to any provisions of the Customs and Excise Acts, and paragraph (b) below any member of Airport staff or an Airport Official or Police Officer to whom found property is notified pursuant to Regulation 9.2 hereof or who himself finds any property to which these Regulations apply shall, as soon as reasonably practicable and in any case before leaving the Airport, (but subject always to any applicable security check requirements), deliver such property for safe custody in the state in which it comes into his possession to the Lost Property Office and inform a member of staff of the Airport or an Airport Official at the Lost Property Office of the circumstances in which it was found.
(b) If before any lost property shall have been delivered for safe custody to the Lost Property Office under this Regulation, it is claimed by a person who satisfies the member of Airport staff or Airport Official or Police Officer, as the case may be, that he is the true owner, it shall be returned to that person, forthwith, without fee, on giving his name and address to the member of Airport staff or Airport Official or Police Officer who shall, as soon as possible, report the facts and given the claimant’s name and address and a description of the lost property to the Lost Property Office.
Records of lost property
Any other property delivered to the Lost Property Office shall be retained in safe custody by the Airport Company or an Airport Official until claimed by the true owner thereof or disposed of in accordance with these Regulations and the Airport Company or an Airport Official shall keep for a period of not less than 12 months a record showing particulars of the lost property (whether delivered to the Lost Property Office or disposed of pursuant to Regulation 9.6 hereof), the circumstances in which it was found and the ultimate disposal of the lost property provided that:-
(a) Official documents, including licences, passports and identity books shall wherever practicable be returned forthwith to the appropriate government department, local authority or other body or person responsible for issuing them or for controlling or dealing with them; and
(b) Where the name and address of the true owner of any lost property other than the documents referred to in the preceding proviso, are readily ascertainable the Airport Company or an Airport Official shall forthwith notify him that the lost property is in their possession and may be claimed in accordance with these Regulations.
(c) Any credit or debit cards found will be destroyed, and not stored.
Claim of property
If any lost property, while it is retained by the Airport Company in safe custody, is claimed and the claimant proves to the satisfaction of the Airport Company or an Airport Official that they are the true owner and give their name and address to a member of staff of the Lost Property Office or an Airport Official, it shall thereupon be delivered to the claimant at the Lost Property Office upon payment of such charges as the Airport Company may from time to time fix for the return of any lost property delivered to the Lost Property Office.
Disposal of property
(a) If any lost property retained by the Airport Company or an Airport Official for safe custody in accordance with these Regulations is not, within three months of the date when it was delivered to the Lost Property Office, re-delivered to a person pursuant to Regulation 9.5 hereof, the Airport Company or an Airport Official shall be entitled to sell it for the best price that can reasonably be obtained or, in the case of items of negligible value, to dispose of it as they think fit.
(b) Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of these Regulations, if any lost property retained by the Airport Company or an Airport Official pursuant to these Regulations is of a perishable nature and if, within 48 hours from the time when it was found, it has not been re-delivered to a person pursuant to Regulation 9.5 hereof, the Airport Company or an Airport Official shall be entitled to sell it at the best price that can reasonably be obtained.
(c) Notwithstanding the foregoing provision of these Regulations any lost property which is or which becomes objectionable may forthwith be destroyed or otherwise disposed of in a reasonable manner.
(d) A sale under this Regulation shall not prejudice the right, for a period of 12 months from the date on which the property came into the custody of the Airport Company or an Airport Official, of any true owner whose rights have been divested by the sale to be paid the proportion due to him of the residue of the proceeds of sale after deduction of any charge by the Airport Company or an Airport Official for the safe custody of the lost property and the Airport Company or an Airport Official’s reasonable costs.
Power to open packages etc
Where any lost property is contained in a package, bag or other receptacle, a Police Officer or an Airport Official may cause such receptacle to be opened and the contents examined, or require the claimant to open it and submit it and its contents for examination, for the purpose of:-
(a) Identifying and tracing the owner of the lost property;
(b) Ascertaining the nature of the contents; or
(c) Satisfying the Airport Company or an Airport Official that the contents do not include any item or items which may put at risk the safety or security of the Airport, any Aircraft or any air navigation installation;
And if any item or items referred to in (c) above are found, they shall be handed to a Police Officer or Airport Official immediately.
Roles and Responsibilities
All managers must set an appropriate standard of behaviour, lead by example and ensure that those they manage adhere to the policy. However, each individual are responsible for keeping up to date with the latest revisions of this document and abiding by the contents.
Enforcement
The Airport Company may in its absolute discretion impose any of the following penalties to any person contravening any of these Regulations:
These Regulations form part of the rules and regulations made by the Airport Company as landlord pursuant to any leases granted at the Airport with the intention that they bind all tenants of the Airport and their employees and visitors, such that a breach of these Regulations amounts to a breach of the relevant lease.
These Regulations also apply to anyone entering or using the Airport including, but not limited to, passengers, visitors and members of the public.
