Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2004A00353:clause:1_21a
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2004A00353
Segment Type: clause
Provision Reference: sch 1 cl 21A
Character Range: 9866–11637

21A  Appointment of screening authorities

 (1) If the Secretary designates a place as a sterile area, the Secretary may, in writing, appoint a person, or 2 or more persons jointly, to be the screening authority in respect of the area, or the part or parts of the area (including its perimeter or any part of its perimeter) specified in the appointment.

 (2) The Secretary must make sufficient appointments under subsection (1) to ensure that at all times:
 (a) there is at least one screening authority in respect of the whole of the sterile area; or
 (b) if one or more screening authorities are appointed in relation to a part or parts of the area—there is at least one screening authority in respect of the remainder of the area.

 (3) If a sterile area is wholly outside a terminal facility, the Secretary must not appoint a person to be a screening authority in respect of the area, or any part of it, unless:
 (a) the person is an operator of aircraft whose passengers or intending passengers are to use the area, or the part of the area; or
 (b) the person is an operator of a terminal facility that is contiguous to, or operationally connected with, the sterile area; or
 (c) if neither paragraph (a) nor (b) applies—the person has consented in writing to the appointment.

 (4) If a sterile area is wholly or partly inside a terminal facility, the Secretary must not appoint a person to be a screening authority in respect of the area, or any part of it, unless:
 (a) the person is an operator of the terminal facility; or
 (b) the person is an operator of aircraft whose passengers or intending passengers are to use the area, or the part of the area; or
 (c) if neither paragraph (a) nor (b) applies—the person has consented in writing to the appointment.