# The Air Navigation Order 2016, Article 98: Carriage of weapons and of munitions of war – requirement for permission and for pilot in command to be informed


(1) This article applies to a non-Part-21 aircraft.
(2) Subject to article 100(1) and (3), an aircraft must not carry any munition of war unless—
(a) the munition of war is carried with the permission of the CAA; and
(b) the pilot in command of the aircraft is informed in writing by the operator before the flight commences of the type, weight or quantity and location of any munition of war on board or suspended beneath the aircraft and any conditions of the permission of the CAA.
(3) Subject to article 100(2) and (3), it is unlawful for an aircraft to carry any sporting weapon or munition of war unless it is stowed in the aircraft in a place that is inaccessible to passengers during flight.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2016/765/article/98 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/air-navigation-order-2016/article-98
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