Section 1 of the Civil Aviation Offences Act, 1972, is hereby amended—
| (a) | by the deletion in subsection (1) of the definition of "aerodrome"; |
| (b) | by the substitution in subsection (1) for the words "airport" and "aerodrome", wherever they occur in the definition of "air navigation facility", of the words "designated airport" and "airport", respectively; |
| (c) | by the substitution in subsection (1) for the definition of "airport" of the following definition: |
" 'airport' means [any aerodrome established and maintained] an airport as defined in [terms of] section [6] 1 of the Aviation Act, 1962 (Act No. 74 of 1962 [and includes any aerodrome or heliport designated by the Minister by notice in the Gazette as an airport for the purposes of this Act];"
| (d) | by the substitution in, subsection (1) for the definition of "airport manager" of the following definition: |
" 'airport manager' includes any person appointed in writing by the company as such and includes any person appointed in writing by the airport manager or the company to discharge any function imposed, or to exercise any power conferred, upon the airport manager by this Act;";
| (e) | by the substitution in subsection (1) for paragraph (b) of the definition of "authorized person" of the following paragraph: |
| "(b) | [any member of the Railways Police Force appointed under section 57(1) of the Railways and Harbours Control and Management (Consolidation) Act, 1957 (Act No. 70 of 1957)] any person appointed in writing by the company, with the approval of the Minister, as an authorized person for the purposes of this Act;"; |
| (f) | by the insertion in subsection (1) of the following definition after the definition of "commander'': |
" 'company' means the company as defined in section 1 of the Airports Company Act; 1993;";
| (g) | by the insertion in subsection (1) of the following definition after the definition of "convention country": |
" 'designated airport' means any company airport as defined in section 1 of the Airports Company Act, 1993, and includes any airport or heliport designated by the Minister by notice in the Gazette as a designated airport for the purposes of this Act;";
| (h) | by the substitution in subsection (1) for the definition of "Minister" of the following definition: |
" 'Minister' means the Minister of Transport [Affairs];"; and
| (i) | by the substitution in subsection (1) for the word "airport", wherever it occurs in the definition of "restricted area", of the word "designated airport". |
