Article 93 Release of small balloons

United Kingdom

(1)

A person must not cause or permit—

(a)

a group of small balloons of more than 1,000 in number to be simultaneously released at a single site wholly or partly within the aerodrome traffic zone of a notified aerodrome during the notified operating hours of that aerodrome unless that person has given to the CAA at least 28 days previous notice in writing of the release;

(b)

a group of small balloons of more than 2,000 but not more than 10,000 in number to be simultaneously released at a single site—

(i)

within airspace notified for the purposes of this sub-paragraph; or

(ii)

within the aerodrome traffic zone of a notified aerodrome during the notified operating hours of that aerodrome,

except with the permission of the CAA; and

(c)

a group of small balloons greater than 10,000 in number to be simultaneously released at a single site except with the permission of the CAA.

F1(2)

In this article, a specified number of balloons counts as “simultaneously released at a single site” if released during a period of not more than 15 minutes from within an area not more than 1km square.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1: Art. 93(2) substituted (14.12.2017) by The Air Navigation (Amendment) Order 2017 (S.I. 2017/1112), arts. 1, 23