The Air Navigation (Restriction of Flying) (Nuclear Installations) Regulations 2001
S.I. 2001/1607 · Made 18 April 2001
CIVIL AVIATION
Made 18th April 2001
Coming into Force 11th May 2001
Whereas the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions deems it necessary in the public interest to restrict flying in the vicinity of certain nuclear installations specified in the Schedule hereto:
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Now, therefore, the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, in the exercise of the powers conferred by Article 85 of the Air Navigation Order 2000f1 and all other powers enabling him in that behalf, hereby makes the following Regulations:
Annotations to the whole text
Footnotes
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S.I. 2000/1562.
Contents
- 1Regulation 1
- 2Regulation 2
- 3Regulation 3
- Signature
- Schedule THE FIRSTREVOCATIONS
- Schedule THE SECONDSchedule THE SECOND
- Explanatory note
1
These Regulations may be cited as the Air Navigation (Restriction of Flying) (Nuclear Installations) Regulations 2001 and shall come into force on 11th May 2001.
2
The Regulations specified in the First Schedule hereto are hereby revoked.
3
This regulation applies to each of the nuclear installations specified in Column 1 of the Second Schedule hereto each of which for the purpose of this regulation shall be taken to comprise an area bounded by a circle of the radius specified in Column 2 of the said Schedule opposite its name centred on the position so specified in Column 3 of the said Schedule.
Subject to paragraph (3), an aircraft shall not fly over a nuclear installation to which this regulation applies below such height above mean sea level as is specified in Column 4 of the said Schedule opposite its name.
Nothing in this regulation shall prohibit:
in relation to the nuclear installations at Aldermaston, Burghfield, Capenhurst, Chapelcross, Sellafield and Springfields, flight for the purpose of landing at or taking off from the helicopter landing area at the installation with the permission of the person in charge of the installation and in accordance with any conditions to which that permission is subject;
in relation to the nuclear installation at Devonport:
flight at a height of not less than 1,450 feet above mean sea level for the purpose of making either an instrument approach to land on runway 06 or a departure from runway 24 in each case at Plymouth (Roborough) Airport,
flight for the purpose of landing at or taking off from HMS Drake Helicopter Landing Site with the permission of the Commodore of HMS Drake and in accordance with any conditions to which that permission is subject; or
flight by a helicopter for the purpose of landing at or taking off from any ship within the Devonport Dockyard with the permission of the Captain of the Port and the Queen’s Harbour Master for Devonport and in accordance with any conditions to which that permission is subject; or
in relation to the nuclear installation at Rosyth, flight within the route notified as the Kelty Lane for the purpose of making an approach to land at, or a departure from, Edinburgh (Turnhouse) Airport; or
in relation to the nuclear installation at Springfields:
flight at a height of not less than 1,670 feet above mean sea level for the purpose of landing at Blackpool Airport; or
flight in airspace lying south of a straight line drawn from 534644N 0024454W to 534513N 0025044W for the purpose of landing at or taking off from Warton Aerodrome.
Signature
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions
Ian McBrayne
Head of Civil Aviation Division,
Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions
18th April 2001
Schedule THE FIRSTREVOCATIONS
| Regulations Revoked | References |
|---|---|
| The Air Navigation (Restriction of Flying) (Nuclear Installations) Regulations 1988 | S.I. 1988/1138 |
| The Air Navigation (Restriction of Flying) (Nuclear Installations) (Amendment) Regulations 1992 | S.I. 1992/1351 |
| The Air Navigation (Restriction of Flying) (Nuclear Installations) (Amendment No. 2) Regulations 1992 | S.I. 1992/2085 |
Schedule THE SECOND
| Column (1) | Column (2) | Column (3) | Column (4) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Name of Nuclear Installation | Radius in Nautical Miles | Position | Height in Feet |
| Aldermaston | 1½ | 512203N 0010847W | 2,400 |
| Burghfield | 1 | 512424N 0010125W | 2,400 |
| Capenhurst | 2 | 531550N 0025708W | 2,200 |
| Chapelcross Cross | 2 | 550059N 0031334W | 2,400 |
| Coulport/Faslane | 2 | 560331N 0045159W | 2,200 |
| Devonport | ½ | 502326N 0041119W | 2,000 |
| Dounreay | 2 | 583435N 0034434W | 2,100 |
| Harwell | 2 | 513430N 0011905W | 2,500 |
| Rosyth | ½ | 560121N 0032709W | 2,000 |
| Sellafield | 2 | 542505N 0032944W | 2,200 |
| Springfields | 2 | 534634N 0024815W | 2,100 |
| Winfrith | 1 | 504052N 0021535W | 1,000 |
Explanatory note
(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations replace the Air Navigation (Restriction of Flying) (Nuclear Installations) Regulations 1988 as amended. In addition to some minor drafting amendments, the restricted area in respect of Winfrith is reduced to a radius of 1 nautical mile and a height of 1,000 feet above mean sea level and the co-ordinates of latitude and longitude are given by reference to the World Geodetic Survey 1984.