Legislation – The Unmanned Aircraft (Offences and Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2025

Part 1
Introductory

1 Citation, commencement, extent and interpretation

Part 2
Unmanned Aircraft Offences

2 Contravention of the UK Implementing Regulation – UAS operator

3 Contravention of the UK Implementing Regulation – remote pilot

4 Registration of certified unmanned aircraft

6 Liability of directors etc. where offence committed by body corporate

7 Offence due to cause not avoidable by reasonable care

8 Fixed penalty offences

Part 3
Consequential Amendments

9 Amendment of the Police Act 1997

10 Amendment of the Air Navigation Order 2016

11 Amendment of the Air Traffic Management and Unmanned Aircraft Act 2021

SCHEDULES

Schedule 1 Amendment of the Police Act 1997

Schedule 2 Amendment of the Air Navigation Order 2016

Schedule 3 Amendment of Schedule 8 to the Air Traffic Management and Unmanned Aircraft Act 2021

Schedule 4 Amendment of Schedule 9 to the Air Traffic Management and Unmanned Aircraft Act 2021

Explanatory note

Which version?
Latest available (Revised)
Original (As enacted)

Schedules

Regulation 10

1.

(1)

The Air Navigation Order 2016 is amended as follows.

(2)

In article 23 (exceptions from application of provisions of the Order for certain classes of aircraft), in paragraph (4), omit from “265A” to “265D,”.

(3)

Omit—

(a)

article 265A (UAS operator offences);

(b)

article 265B (remote pilot offences);

(c)

article 265C (offence: registration of certain unmanned aircraft).

(4)

In article 265D (minimum age requirements: UAS operators and remote pilots), omit paragraph (6).

(5)

In article 265F (penalties), omit paragraphs (1) to (4).

(6)

In Schedule 1 (interpretation), in paragraph 1, omit the definition of “LUC”.