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Civil Aviation Bill

I note that proposed new subsection (3) of section 38 of the 1982 Act refers to ““taking off or landing””. The noise or emissions requirements are thus concerned with aircraft taking off or landing at the aerodrome in question. Will the Minister tell me whether the expressions ““taking off”” and ““landing”” are defined anywhere in the Bill? For example, would they cover aeroplanes that were coming in to land, but some miles away from the airport—I am thinking of aircraft flying over my constituents as they come into Nottingham East Midlands airport—or aircraft that take off from Nottingham East Midlands airport and then climb into the skies above my constituents?