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Old 31st Aug 2014, 13:26
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Scottish Independence - ATC proposals

I noticed this in the in the 'Scotland's future' document:

http://82.113.138.107/00439021.pdf

>>128. How will air traffic services be managed in an independent Scotland?

Airspace will be managed in the same way as it is currently managed with the emphasis on allowing the free and safe movement of aircraft.

The Westminster Government has a 49 per cent shareholding in National Air Traffic Services (NATS) and one of its two operational centres is based at Prestwick.

On independence, it is the intention of the current Scottish Government that NATS will continue its services for Scotland.

The Scottish Government will negotiate an appropriate share for Scotland of Westminster’s stake in NATS.<<

How would this work in terms of legislation? Surely ATC could not exist in Scotland without primary legislation. Presumably the newly formed Scotland would have to write it's own AIr Navigation legislation to enable an ATC service. How long might that take?
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