Legislation – The Unmanned Aircraft (Offences and Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2025
Schedule 3Amendment of Schedule 8 to the Air Traffic Management and Unmanned Aircraft Act 2021
1.
Schedule 8 to the Air Traffic Management and Unmanned Aircraft Act 2021 is amended as follows.
2.
(1)
Paragraph 2 (power of constable to stop and search persons or vehicles) is amended as follows.
(2)
In sub-paragraph (3)(b)—
(a)
in sub-paragraph (i), for “94A, 240, 265A(2) or 265B(2)” substitute “94A or 240”
;
(b)
omit the “or” after sub-paragraph (i);
(c)
“(ia)
an offence under regulation 2(2) or 3(2) of the Unmanned Aircraft (Offences and Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2025 (S.I. 2025/1284), or”.
(3)
In sub-paragraph (4)(b)(ii), for “article 265B(3) of the ANO 2016” substitute “regulation 3(3) of the Unmanned Aircraft (Offences and Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2025”
.
(4)
In sub-paragraph (6)—
(a)
in paragraph (a), omit sub-paragraphs (iv) and (v);
(b)
“(aa)
an offence under any of these provisions of the Unmanned Aircraft (Offences and Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2025—
(i)
regulation 2(2) (various requirements under the Unmanned Aircraft Implementing Regulation relating to UAS operators);
(ii)
regulation 3(2) (various requirements under the Unmanned Aircraft Implementing Regulation relating to remote pilots);”;
(c)
in paragraph (b), for “article 265B(3) of the ANO 2016” substitute “regulation 3(3) of the Unmanned Aircraft (Offences and Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2025”
.
3.
In paragraph 5 (meaning of “relevant unmanned aircraft offence”)—
(a)
in sub-paragraph (b)—
(i)
in paragraph (i), for “94A(1), 239(4), 265A(2) or 265B(2)” substitute “94A(1) or 239(4)”
;
(ii)
omit paragraph (ii);
(b)
“(ba)
an offence under regulation 2(2) or 3(2) of the Unmanned Aircraft (Offences and Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2025;
(bb)
a relevant offence under regulation 3(3) of the Unmanned Aircraft (Offences and Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2025;”.
4.
In paragraph 6 (meaning of “relevant offence under article 265B(3) of the ANO 2016”)—
(a)
in the heading, for “article 265B(3) of the ANO 2016” substitute “regulation 3(3) of the Unmanned Aircraft (Offences and Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2025”
;
(b)
in the words before sub-paragraph (a)—
(i)
for “article 265B(3)”, in both places it occurs, substitute “regulation 3(3)”
;
(ii)
for “ANO 2016”, in each place it occurs, substitute “Unmanned Aircraft (Offences and Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2025”
;
(c)
in sub-paragraph (a), for “article 265B(5)(a), (h), (i) or (j)” substitute “regulation 3(5)(a), (h), (i) or (j)”
;
(d)
in sub-paragraph (b), for “article 265B(6)” substitute “regulation 3(6)”
;
(e)
in sub-paragraph (c), for “article 265B(7)(e)” substitute “regulation 3(7)(e)”
;
(f)
in sub-paragraph (d), for “article 265B(7)(f), (g) or (i)” substitute “regulation 3(7)(f), (g) or (i)”
;
(g)
in sub-paragraph (e), for “article 265B(8)” substitute “regulation 3(8)”
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