Why is the Air Navigation Order an Order and not an Act?
Hi Guys,
As we all know, the prime piece of aviation legislation has always been the 'Air Navigation Order'. The fact that this is an 'Order' and not an 'Act' suggests that it was enacted by the Queen in Council, rather than the Queen in Parliament.
To the best of my recollection, the use of Orders in Council as a method of legislating was always the method used for emergency situations such as, for example, preparing a declaration of war or dealing with a major civil disaster, if there was insufficient time to recall Parliament during recess.
If I am right, then I would have expected the 'Order' to be replaced with an 'Act' as soon as Parliament was reconvened and able to deal with the matter. So why do we still have an Air Navigation 'Order' rather than an Air Navigation Act?
Broomstick.