{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-space-industry-regulations-2021/regulation-241",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-space-industry-regulations-2021/regulation-241.json",
  "legislation": "ukdsi/2021/9780348223682",
  "legislation_title": "The Space Industry Regulations 2021",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-space-industry-regulations-2021",
  "path": "regulation/241",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "241",
  "heading": "Power of entry",
  "text": "(1) An inspector may enter any of the premises mentioned in paragraph (2), or enter, or demand access to, any vehicle mentioned in paragraph (3), where the inspector has reason to believe it is necessary for the purposes set out in paragraph (4)—\n(a) at any reasonable time, or\n(b) at any time, in a situation—\n(i) which, in the inspector’s opinion, is or may be dangerous, or\n(ii) in which, in the inspector’s opinion, delay would or might be prejudicial to public safety or the national security of the United Kingdom.\n(2) In this Section “premises” means—\n(a) any spaceport or other space site;\n(b) any site from which spaceflight activities, the operation of a spaceport, the provision of range control services, or associated activities are being carried out, including range control facilities, spaceport facilities, mission control, and mission management facilities;\n(c) any place in the United Kingdom where spacecraft or carrier aircraft used by a regulated person are assembled or made or where third party work is carried out on behalf of a regulated person;\n(d) any other facility used by or on behalf of a regulated person;\n(e) any place where any carrier aircraft, spacecraft or other vehicle involved in spaceflight activities used by any person, including a person who is not a regulated person, has landed.\n(3) In this Section “vehicle” means any carrier aircraft, spacecraft or other vehicle involved in spaceflight activities and used by or on behalf of a regulated person.\n(4) An inspector so authorised may enter the premises or enter, or demand access to, the vehicle for any of the following purposes—\n(a) to inspect the premises or to inspect any vehicle;\n(b) to inspect any document or record which the inspector has power to demand under these Regulations;\n(c) to examine, inspect or test any part of, or material intended to be incorporated in or used in the manufacture of any part of, any vehicle or its equipment;\n(d) to examine, inspect or test any equipment used or intended to be used in connection with the provision of a service to any vehicle whether or not in flight;\n(e) to inspect the training and assessment of persons for a specified role under regulation 56(1);\n(f) to carry out any examination, inspection or test necessary to discharge the inspector’s duties;\n(g) to serve any notice under these Regulations.\n(5) The power to enter any premises or vehicle under this regulation includes the power to be on the premises or vehicle during testing, training, demonstration flights, and commercial flights.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "See section 2(6) of the Space Industry Act 2018 for the definition of “spacecraft”."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "See section 2(6) of the Space Industry Act 2018 for the definition of “carrier aircraft”."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f3",
      "text": "See section 28(8) of the Space Industry Act 2018 for the definition of “regulated person”."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2021/9780348223682/regulation/241",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-30T14:47:12.105519+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}