Legislation – Air Traffic Management and Unmanned Aircraft Act 2021
SCHEDULE 9Unmanned aircraft: powers of police officers relating to ANO 2016
Provision by UAS operators of evidence of registration
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(1)
A constable may exercise the power conferred by this paragraph in relation to a person (P) if the constable—
(a)
has reasonable grounds for believing that—
(i)
a flight by an unmanned aircraft is taking place or has taken place, and
(ii)
P is or was the UAS operator of the unmanned aircraft for the flight, and
(b)
has reasonable grounds for suspecting that a relevant registration requirement is or was applicable as respects P and the unmanned aircraft and the flight.
(2)
The constable may require P to provide such evidence as the constable considers reasonable of P’s compliance, as respects the unmanned aircraft and the flight, with a relevant registration requirement.
(3)
In this paragraph “relevant registration requirement” has the same meaning as in paragraph 2.
(4)
P is guilty of an offence if—
(a)
P fails to comply with a requirement imposed by a constable under this paragraph to provide evidence of P’s compliance, as respects the flight, with a relevant registration requirement,
(b)
P is or was the UAS operator of the unmanned aircraft for the flight, and
(c)
the relevant registration requirement is or was applicable as respects P and the unmanned aircraft and the flight.
(5)
A person who is guilty of an offence under this paragraph is liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 2 on the standard scale.
(6)
Paragraph 10 includes a defence to the offence under this paragraph.