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

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Explanatory note

Explanatory Note
(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations create criminal offences where operators and remote pilots of unmanned aircraft breach requirements in Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/947 of 24 May 2019 on the rules and procedures for the operation of unmanned aircraft (EUR 2019/947) (“the Implementing Regulation”).

The offences largely replicate the offences in articles 265A, 265B and 265C of the Air Navigation Order 2016 (S.I. 2016/765), which are omitted by paragraph 1(3) of Schedule 2 to these Regulations.

Regulation 2 sets out offences for contravention of the Implementing Regulation by a UAS operator.

Regulation 3 sets out offences for contravention of the Implementing Regulation by a remote pilot.

Regulation 4 creates an offence relating to registration of certified model aircraft.

Regulation 5 sets out penalties for the offences in these Regulations.

Regulation 6 provides for the liability of directors and other officers of a body corporate which has committed an offence.

Regulation 7 sets out a defence to the offences in these Regulations.

Regulation 8 provides that Part 2 has effect subject to Schedule 10 to the Air Traffic Management and Unmanned Aircraft Act 2021 (c. 12).

Part 3 and the Schedules make consequential amendments to the Police Act 1997 (c. 50), the Air Navigation Order 2016 (S.I. 2016/765) and the Air Traffic Management and Unmanned Aircraft Act 2021.

A full impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument as no, or no significant, impact on the private, voluntary or public sector is foreseen.