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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/air-navigation-amendment-order-2024/note",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2024/990",
  "legislation_title": "The Air Navigation (Amendment) Order 2024",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/air-navigation-amendment-order-2024",
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  "heading": "Explanatory note",
  "text": "(This note is not part of the Order in Council)\nThis Order amends the Air Navigation Order 2016 (S.I. 2016/765) (“ANO”).\nArticles 3 and 4 amend article 37(4) and 61(3) of the ANO so that they refer to the most recently amended version of relevant documents published by the Civil Aviation Authority. Article 3 relates to CAP 747 and article 4 relates to CAP 553.\nArticle 5 inserts article 115A (operator responsibilities in relation to communications) into the ANO which makes the operator responsible for complying with communications requirements in respect of their aircraft. Those requirements reflect the SERA.8035 (communications) requirements in the Annex (rules of the air) to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 923/2012 of 26 September 2012 laying down the common rules of the air and operational provisions regarding services and procedures in air navigation (“EUR 2012/923”).\nArticle 6 amends article 239 (power to prohibit or restrict flying) of the ANO to clarify that a restriction, prohibition or conditions may be applied to an individual aircraft.\nArticle 7 removes provisions in article 265D (minimum age requirements: UAS operators and remote pilots) of the ANO relating to age restrictions for remote pilots operating unmanned aircraft systems. This amendment follows the previous revocation of other provisions providing age restrictions in Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/947 of 24 May 2019 on the rules and procedures for the operation of unmanned aircraft.\nArticle 8 removes the requirement for the Secretary of State to review the ANO and to publish a report setting out the conclusions of the review.\nArticle 9 inserts two new definitions into the ANO to ensure consistency with terminology used in EUR 2012/923 in relation to communications requirements. It also amends the definition for a Part-21 aircraft to reflect that implementing rules may be adopted by the Secretary of State in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2018/1139 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 4 July 2018 on common rules in the field of civil aviation, following EU Exit.\nArticle 10 amends Schedule 13 of the ANO to provide a penalty for failing to comply with the communications requirements for operators.\nA full impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument as no, or no significant, impact on the private, voluntary or business sectors is foreseen. An Explanatory Memorandum has been published alongside this Order and is available at www.legislation.gov.uk.",
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  "version": "current",
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