# The Air Navigation (Minimum Age for Operators of Small Unmanned Aircraft) Regulations 2019, Note: Explanatory note


(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations prescribe for the purposes of article 94C(1) of the Air Navigation Order 2016 (S.I. 2016/765) (“the 2016 Order”), the age which a person must have attained to be issued with a certificate of registration as a small unmanned aircraft operator (“SUA operator”) .
Article 94C of the 2016 Order sets out the circumstances in which the Civil Aviation Authority (“the CAA”) must issue a certificate of registration as an SUA operator to a person, or renew that person’s certificate of registration. Article 94C(1) provides that the CAA must issue or renew the certificate of registration if the person (a) has applied to the CAA, in such manner as the CAA may require, (b) has supplied such information and evidence as the CAA may require, and (c) has, in the case of an individual, attained the age (if any) that is prescribed.
Regulation 2 of these Regulations prescribes the age of 18 for the purposes of article 94C(1) of the 2016 Order.
An impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument as only minimal impact on the private, voluntary or public sectors is foreseen.
This instrument is available on www.legislation.gov.uk.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2019/1286/note (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/air-navigation-minimum-age-for-operators-of-small-unmanned-aircraft-regulations-2019/note
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