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The Air Navigation (Restriction of Flying) (Prisons) (Amendment) Regulations 2007

S.I. 2007/2377 · Made 9 August 2007

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CIVIL AVIATION

Made 9th August 2007

Coming into force 31st August 2007

The Secretary of State for Transport deems it necessary in the public interest to restrict flying in the vicinity of certain prisons and, in exercise of her powers under article 96 of the Air Navigation Order 2005f1, makes the following Regulations:

Annotations to the whole text

Footnotes

f1

S.I. 2005/1970, to which there are amendments not relevant to these Regulations.

Contents

  1. 1Regulation 1
  2. 2Regulation 2
  3. 3Regulation 3
  4. Signature
  5. Explanatory note

1

These Regulations may be cited as the Air Navigation (Restriction of Flying) (Prisons) (Amendment) Regulations 2007 and come into force on 31st August 2007.

2

The Air Navigation (Restriction of Flying) (Prisons) Regulations 2001f1 are amended as follows.

3

(1)

After regulation 3(3)(c) there is added—

“(d)

in relation to the prison at Maghaberry, flight by any aircraft for the purpose of landing at or taking off from Belfast International Airport, being an aircraft which is under the control of the air traffic control unit at that Airport.”

(2)

In the Second Schedule, after the entry for Long Lartin there is inserted—

“

Maghaberry2N5430.88 W00611.102000

”.

Signature

Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Transport

Jim Fitzpatrick

Parliamentary Under Secretary of State

Department for Transport

9th August 2007

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order)

These Regulations further amend the Air Navigation (Restriction of Flying) (Prisons) Regulations 2001 by adding Maghaberry to the list of prisons over which flying is restricted. This restriction was formerly contained in the Air Navigation (Restriction of Flying) (Security Establishments in Northern Ireland) Regulations 1996 which are revoked by a separate instrument.