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

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Introduction

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

5 Penalties

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

Signature

Explanatory note

Schedules

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

5.

In paragraph 6 (provision of evidence of consents for certain flights)—

(a)

in sub-paragraph (1)(b), after “ANO 2016” insert “or the Unmanned Aircraft (Offences and Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2025”;

(b)

in sub-paragraph (3), for the words from “, any of the following provisions of the ANO 2016” to the end, substitute “—

“(a)

any of the following provisions of the ANO 2016—

(i)

article 94A (permission for flights over or near aerodromes);

(ii)

article 265E(3) (tethered small unmanned aircraft: permission from CAA);

(b)

any of the following provisions of the Unmanned Aircraft (Offences and Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2025—

(i)

regulation 2(1)(b) (operational authorisation, LUC with appropriate privileges, or authorisation);

(ii)

regulation 2(1)(c) (certification of UAS and UAS operator);

(iii)

regulation 3(1)(b) (operational authorisation, LUC with appropriate privileges, or authorisation);

(iv)

regulation 3(1)(c) (certification of UAS and UAS operator).”.