What the official record says
This Act is the Airport Authorities (Sale to the Crown) Amendment Act . This Act comes into force on the day after the date on which it receives the Royal assent. This Act amends the Airport Authorities 1966. The purpose of this Act is to amend the Airport Authorities Act 1966 to ensure that vital aerodromes remain operational. The following sections are inserted after section 3AA: Where any land held by an airport company that was transferred to that airport company under section 3A(6) is no longer required for use as an aerodrome, the airport company must offer to sell the land to the Crown— at the current market value of the land as determined by a valuation carried out by a registered valuer; or if the airport company considers it reasonable to do so, at any lesser price. For the purpo