#### A ### B I L L #### TO **Reintroduce a publicly-owned stake in the Air Traffic Control system and for connected purposes.** *BE IT ENACTED by the Queen's most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Lords, and Commons, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows: —* **1 Public-private partnership** (1) The Secretary of State may by order authorise the purchase of fifteen per cent of the shares in NATS Holdings plc to be brought under the ownership of the crown. (2) The resultant shares in NATS Holdings plc are to be managed under the control of the Civil Aviation Authority and the Department for Transport. (3) After the purchase, NATS Holdings plc is to be jointly operated by the Department for Transport and the private sector as a public-private partnership. **2 Shares not to be purchased from employee control** Shares purchased by the Secretary of State under the authority of this Act are not, unless voluntarily sold, to be purchased from the shares given to employees under section 2(2) of the Air Traffic Control Privatisation Act 2019. **3 Consequential repeal** The Air Traffic Control Privatisation Act 2019 is repealed. **4 Short title, commencement, and extent** (1) This Act may be cited as the Air Traffic Control (Public-Private Partnership) Act 2020. (2) This Act extends to the United Kingdom. (3) This Act comes into force upon receiving Royal Assent.