# The Air Navigation (Restriction of Flying) (Prisons) Regulations 2001

S.I. 2001/1657 · made 18 April 2001

These Regulations revoke and replace the Air Navigation (Restriction of Flying) (High Security Prisons) Regulations 1989, as amended. In addition to some minor drafting amendments, the following changes are made:The Regulations do not apply to HMP Parkhurst.Restrictions are introduced in respect of Her Majesty’s Prisons at Altcourse, Bristol, Doncaster, High Down, Manchester, Wakefield and Woodhill.The area within which restrictions apply in respect of HMP Frankland is extended to encompass HMP Durham.

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## Introductory text

CIVIL AVIATION
Made 18th April 2001
Coming into force 11th May 2001
Whereas the Secretary of State, for a reason affecting the public interest, deems it necessary in the public interest to restrict flying in the vicinity of certain prisons specified in the Second Schedule hereto:
Now therefore the Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by article 85 of the Air Navigation Order 2000 and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, hereby makes the following Regulations:

## 1 

These Regulations may be cited as the Air Navigation (Restriction of Flying) (Prisons) Regulations 2001 and shall come into force on 11th May 2001.

## 2 

The Regulations specified in the First Schedule hereto are hereby revoked.

## 3 

(1) This regulation applies to each of the prisons specified in column 1 of the Second Schedule hereto, each of which for the purpose of this regulation shall be taken to comprise either 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 or in the case of Altcourse, Belmarsh and Frankland the area described in column 2 of the said Schedule.
(2) Subject to paragraph (3), no helicopter shall fly over a prison 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.
(3) Nothing in this regulation shall prohibit:
(a) in relation to the high security prison at Bristol, flight by any helicopter flying within the Bristol (Filton) aerodrome control zone under the control of the air traffic control unit at Bristol (Filton) aerodrome;
(b) flight by any helicopter operated by or on behalf of a police force for any area of the United Kingdom; or
(c) in relation to the high security prison at Belmarsh; flight by any helicopter flying in accordance with the Instrument Flight Rules and in accordance with instructions given by the air traffic control unit at London City airport.

## 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 FIRST REVOCATIONS

Regulations revoked
References
The Air Navigation (Restriction of Flying) (High Security Prisons) Regulations 1989
S.I. 1989/2118
The Air Navigation (Restriction of Flying) (High Security Prisons) (Amendment) Regulations 1991
S.I. 1991/1679
The Air Navigation (Restriction of Flying) (High Security Prisons) (Amendment No. 2) Regulations 1992
S.I. 1992/1876
The Air Navigation (Restriction of Flying) (High Security Prisons) (Amendment No. 3) Regulations 1992
S.I. 1993/2123

## Schedule THE SECOND 

Column 1
Column 2
Column 3
Column 4
Name of High Security Prison
Radius in Nautical Miles or Description of Area
Position
Height in Feet
Altcourse
532822N 0025419W; thence clockwise by an arc of a circle having a radius of 1 nautical mile whose centre is at 532801N 0025553W to 532900N 0025545W; thence by a straight line to 532822N 0025419W
–
1,100
Belmarsh
513020N 0000529E, thence by a straight line to 512943N 0000454E; thence in an anti clockwise direction by an arc of a circle having a radius of 0.5 nautical miles and centred on 512951N 0000541E to 513020N 0000529E
2,000
Bristol
1
512850N 0023535W
1,700
Doncaster
1
533117N 0010831W
2,100
Full Sutton
2
535837N 0005224W
2,000
Frankland
544859N 0013617W; thence clockwise by an arc of a circle having a radius of 2 nautical miles whose centre is at 544820N 0013301W to 544741N 0012945W; thence by a straight line to 544544N 0013054W; thence clockwise by an arc of a circle having a radius of 2 nautical miles whose centre is at 544623N 0013410W; to 544702N 0013726W; thence by a straight line to 544859N 0013617W
–
2,200
High Down
0.5
512016N 0001118W
1,500
Long Lartin
2
520627N 0015119W
2,200
Manchester
1
532934N 0021450W
1,700
Shotts
2
554950N 0034935W
2,800
Wakefield
1.3
534057N 0013034W
1,600
Whitemoor
2
523430N 0000446E
2,000
Woodhill
1.5
520049N 0004813W
2,400

## Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations revoke and replace the Air Navigation (Restriction of Flying) (High Security Prisons) Regulations 1989, as amended. In addition to some minor drafting amendments, the following changes are made:
(1) The Regulations do not apply to HMP Parkhurst.
(2) Restrictions are introduced in respect of Her Majesty’s Prisons at Altcourse, Bristol, Doncaster, High Down, Manchester, Wakefield and Woodhill.
(3) The area within which restrictions apply in respect of HMP Frankland is extended to encompass HMP Durham.

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