The Air Navigation (Restriction of Flying) (Scottish Highlands) Regulations 2008 (revoked)
S.I. 2008/1239 · Made 1 May 2008 · Extends to United Kingdom
Civil Aviation
Made 1st May 2008
Coming into force 1st June 2008
The Secretary of State for Transport deems it necessary in the public interest to restrict flying in the Scottish Highlands and certain approaches to the Scottish Highlands 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
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S.I. 2005/1970 to which there are amendments not relevant to these Regulations.
Contents
- 1Regulation 1
- 2Regulation 2
- 3Regulation 3
- 4Regulation 4
- 5Regulation 5
- 6Regulation 6
- 7Regulation 7
- Signature
- Explanatory note
1
These Regulations may be cited as the Air Navigation (Restriction of Flying) (Scottish Highlands) Regulations 2008 and come into force on 1st June 2008.
2
The Air Navigation (Restriction of Flying) (Scottish Highlands) Regulations 1981f1 are revoked.
3
In Regulations 4, 5 and 6 all times referred to are local time.
The notified authority referred to in regulation 7 is the Low Flying Booking Cell at RAF Wittering or such other authority as may be notified in its place.
4
Subject to regulation 7, between 1500 and 2300 hours each day on or between Monday and Thursday, an aircraft must not fly at or below a height of 5,000 feet above mean sea level within the area bounded by straight lines joining successively the following points—
| 583000N | 0032700W |
| 582524N | 0032532W |
| 580345N | 0041248W |
| 580300N | 0043000W |
| 580000N | 0043700W |
| 574700N | 0042500W |
| 573900N | 0043000W |
| 573800N | 0044500W |
| 573000N | 0043800W |
| 571800N | 0045200W |
| 571100N | 0045300W |
| 570900N | 0050000W |
| 570000N | 0050200W |
| 565400N | 0050500W |
| 565600N | 0054700W |
| 571300N | 0053500W |
| 575000N | 0054300W |
| 580000N | 0051500W |
| 583000N | 0044900W |
| 583000N | 0043000W |
| 582500N | 0043000W |
| 583000N | 0042000W |
| 583000N | 0032700W. |
5
Subject to regulation 7, between 1500 and 2300 hours each day on or between Monday and Thursday, an aircraft must not fly at or between 750 feet and 5,000 feet above mean sea level within the area bounded by straight lines joining successively the following points—
| 575000N | 0054300W |
| 574004N | 0054050W |
| 573840N | 0055739W |
| 570000N | 0055644W |
| 570000N | 0061504W |
| 574715N | 0061637W |
| 575000N | 0054300W. |
6
Subject to paragraph (2) and regulation 7, between 1500 and 2300 hours each day on or between Monday and Thursday, an aircraft must not fly below 2,000 feet above mean sea level within either of the following areas bounded respectively by straight lines joining successively the following points—
| 582218N | 0033224W |
| 581434N | 0031929W |
| 581121N | 0032654W |
| 581900N | 0033940W |
| 582218N | 0033224W; or |
| 574900N | 0040606W |
| 574500N | 0040254W |
| 574234N | 0041056W |
| 573900N | 0043000W |
| 574700N | 0042500W |
| 574900N | 0040606W. |
An aircraft may fly within an area specified in paragraph (1) if it is flying in accordance with an authorisation to cross the area given by the person in charge of Tain Range Danger Area on the notified frequency.
7
An aircraft may fly within an area specified in regulation 4, 5 or 6 if it is flying in accordance with an authorisation given by the notified authority.
Signature
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State
Jim Fitzpatrick
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State
Department for Transport
1st May 2008
Explanatory note
(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations revoke and replace the Air Navigation (Restriction of Flying) (Scottish Highlands) Regulations 1981. Apart from minor drafting changes the following changes are made:
The positions of the coordinates are stated by reference to WGS 84, the World Geodetic System, which has been adopted worldwide. This change has resulted in very small changes to the actual position of some of the co-ordinates.
The authority which may authorise flying within the restricted area is the Low Flying Booking Cell at RAF Wittering or such other authority as may be notified by the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) in the United Kingdom Aeronautical Information Publication (AIP).
For the purposes of regulation 6(2), the frequency utilised by the person in charge of Tain Range Danger Area is notified by the CAA in the UK AIP.