Article 70 BalloonsI1
United Kingdom
This article applies to balloons within the Territory.
A balloon in captive or tethered flight must not be flown without the permission in writing of the Governor.
An uncontrollable balloon in released flight must not be flown in airspace notified for the purposes of this paragraph without the permission in writing of the Governor.
Except during the day and in visual meteorological conditions a controllable balloon must not be flown in free controlled flight—
within airspace notified for the purposes of this paragraph; or
within the aerodrome traffic zone of an aerodrome during the notified operating hours of that aerodrome.
A balloon when in captive flight must be securely moored and must not be left unattended unless it is fitted with a device which ensures its automatic deflation if it breaks free of its moorings.
Except with the permission of the Governor, and in accordance with its conditions, a person must not cause or permit a group of small balloons exceeding 1000 in number to be simultaneously released at a single site.
For the purposes of this article ‘simultaneously released at a single site’ means the release of a specified number of balloons during a period not exceeding 15 minutes from within an area not exceeding 1 square km.