{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/air-navigation-amendment-order-2017/article-42",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/air-navigation-amendment-order-2017/article-42.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/2017/1112",
  "legislation_title": "The Air Navigation (Amendment) Order 2017",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/air-navigation-amendment-order-2017",
  "path": "article/42",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "42",
  "heading": "Definitions",
  "text": "In Schedule 1—\n(a) omit the definition for “A to A commercial air transport helicopter operation”;\n(b) for the definition of “aerobatic manoeuvres” substitute ““aerobatic manoeuvres” includes loops, spins, rolls, bunts, stall turns, inverted flying and any other similar manoeuvre intentionally performed by an aircraft;”;\n(c) in the definition for “Commercial air transport operation” omit “or an A to A commercial air transport helicopter operation”;\n(d) after the definition for “Commercial air transport operation” insert—\n““commercial operation” has the meaning assigned to it by article 7;”;\n(e) in the definition of “Controlled airspace” for “Class D airspace, Class E airspace, Class F airspace or Class G airspace” substitute “Class D airspace or Class E airspace”;\n(f) for the definition of “EASA Air Traffic Controller Licensing Regulation” substitute—\n““EASA Air Traffic Controller Licensing Regulation” means Commission Regulation (EU) No 2015/340 of 20th February 2015 laying down technical requirements and administrative procedures relating to air traffic controllers’ licences and certificates pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 216/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council, amending Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 923/2012 and repealing Commission Regulation (EU) No 805/2011;”;\n(g) omit the definition for “MMEL”;\n(h) in the definition for “Obstacle limitation surfaces” omit “, as amended from time to time”;\n(i) after the entry for “Part-SPA” insert—\n““Part-SPO” means Annex VIII so entitled to the EASA Air Operations Regulation;”; and\n(j) in the definition of “Self-propelled hang-glider”, in paragraph (c) for “maximum take-off mass” substitute “maximum unladen weight”.",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "Art. 42 in force at 14.12.2017, see art. 1"
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "O.J. No. L 63, 6.3.2015, p.1."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "O.J. No. L 296, 25.10.2012, p.1."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2017/1112/article/42",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-28T23:06:21.933020+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}