Legislation – Air Traffic Management and Unmanned Aircraft Act 2021

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Introduction

PART 1
Airspace change proposals

1 Meaning of “airspace change proposal”

2 Direction to progress airspace change proposal

3 Direction to co-operate in airspace change proposal

4 Directions under sections 2 and 3: supplemental

5 Delegation of functions to CAA

6 Provision of information

7 Appeals and enforcement

8 Part 1: interpretation

PART 2
Air traffic

9 Licensed air traffic services: modifying the licence and related appeals

10 Air traffic services licensed under Part 1 of the Transport Act 2000: enforcement

11 Air traffic services: consequential amendments

12 Airport slot allocation

PART 3
Unmanned aircraft

13 Powers of police officers and prison authorities

14 Powers of police officers relating to ANO 2016

15 Fixed penalties for certain offences relating to unmanned aircraft

16 Amendment and enforcement regulations

17 Disclosures of information

18 Part 3: interpretation

PART 4
General

19 Regulations

20 Extent

21 Commencement

22 Short title

SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 1 Appeals against decisions to give or vary airspace change directions

SCHEDULE 2 Enforcement of airspace change directions and connected appeals

SCHEDULE 3 Modification of licence conditions under section 11 of the Transport Act 2000: appeals

SCHEDULE 4 New Schedule A1 to the Transport Act 2000

SCHEDULE 5 New Schedule B1 to the Transport Act 2000

SCHEDULE 6 New Schedule C1 to the Transport Act 2000

SCHEDULE 7 Air traffic services: consequential amendments

SCHEDULE 8 Unmanned aircraft: powers of police officers and prison authorities

SCHEDULE 9 Unmanned aircraft: powers of police officers relating to ANO 2016

SCHEDULE 10 Fixed penalties for certain offences relating to unmanned aircraft

SCHEDULE 11 Amendment and enforcement regulations

PART 3Unmanned aircraft

13Powers of police officers and prison authorities

Schedule 8 makes provision about powers of police officers and prison authorities relating to unmanned aircraft.

14Powers of police officers relating to ANO 2016

Schedule 9 makes provision about powers of police officers relating to requirements in the ANO 2016.

15Fixed penalties for certain offences relating to unmanned aircraft

Schedule 10 makes provision about fixed penalties for certain offences relating to unmanned aircraft.

16Amendment and enforcement regulations

Schedule 11 confers powers to make amendment and enforcement regulations.

17Disclosures of information

1

Except as provided by subsection (2), a disclosure of information under a provision of this Part does not breach—

a

any obligation of confidence owed by the person making the disclosure, or

b

any other restriction on the disclosure of information (however imposed).

2

Nothing in this Part authorises a disclosure of information which—

a

would contravene the data protection legislation (but in determining whether a disclosure would do so, the duties imposed by this Part are to be taken into account), or

b

is prohibited by any of Parts 1 to 7 or Chapter 1 of Part 9 of the Investigatory Powers Act 2016.

3

Nothing in this Part limits the circumstances in which information may be disclosed apart from under this Part.

4

In this section “the data protection legislation” has the same meaning as in the Data Protection Act 2018 (see section 3 of that Act).

5

Until the repeal of Part 1 of the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000 by paragraph 54 of Schedule 10 to the Investigatory Powers Act 2016 is fully in force, subsection (2)(b) has effect as if it included a reference to that Part.

18Part 3: interpretation

In this Part—

  • “ANO 2016” means the Air Navigation Order 2016;

  • “subordinate legislation” means any instrument made or to be made—

    1. a

      under an Act of Parliament, or

    2. b

      on or after IP completion day under any retained direct EU legislation;

  • “unmanned aircraft” means any aircraft operating or designed to operate autonomously or to be piloted remotely without a pilot on board.