# The Air Navigation (Restriction of Flying) (Scottish Highlands) Regulations 2008 (revoked) S.I. 2008/1239 · made 1 May 2008 · revised to 4 August 2015 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PDFs: Printed copy https://openlegislation.uk/air-navigation-restriction-of-flying-scottish-highlands-regulations-2008/pdf/uksi_20081239_en.pdf ## Introductory text 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 2005, makes the following Regulations: ## 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 1981 are revoked. ## 3 (1) In Regulations 4, 5 and 6 all times referred to are local time. (2) 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 (1) 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. (2) 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: 1 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. 2 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). 3 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. --- Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2008/1239 (the official version) Page: https://openlegislation.uk/air-navigation-restriction-of-flying-scottish-highlands-regulations-2008 Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives.