Territorial Extent and Application Part 7 – Aviation Security Section 24AQ Dispute resolution: powers
458.This section sets out the powers of the Secretary of State when determining the settlement of a dispute. The Secretary of State has powers in relation to determining both the contents of an ASP as well as its implementation.
459.Subsection (4) provides the Secretary of State with a power to apportion costs between persons responsible for security measures at the aerodrome. In practice, there may be circumstances where disagreement could arise between members of the SEG in relation to whether or not security stakeholders should make a financial contribution in respect of a security measure (disagreement might, for example, arise about who should pay for installation of a security system such as CCTV). Where appropriate, this power would permit the Secretary of State to determine that a security stakeholder should make a financial contribution to the project. Any such determination could be the subject of an appeal as provided for in section 24AR.