Paragraph 1

In section 93(4A) of the Police Act 1997^f1 (authorisations to interfere with property etc.)—

(a)

in paragraph (g), omit sub-paragraphs (v) and (vi);

(b)

after paragraph (g), insert—

“(ga)

an offence under any of these provisions of the Unmanned Aircraft (Offences and Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2025 (S.I. 2025/****)—

(i)

regulation 2(2) (various requirements under the Unmanned Aircraft Implementing Regulation relating to UAS operators);

(ii)

regulation 3(2) (various requirements under the Unmanned Aircraft Implementing Regulation relating to remote pilots);”;

(c)

in paragraph (h)—

(i)

in the words before sub-paragraph (i), for “article 265B(3) of the Air Navigation Order 2016” substitute “regulation 3(3) of the Unmanned Aircraft (Offences and Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2025”;

(ii)

in the words before sub-paragraph (i), for “that Order” substitute “those Regulations”;

(iii)

in sub-paragraph (i), for “article 265B(5)(a), (h), (i) or (j)” substitute “regulation 3(5)(a), (h), (i) or (j)”;

(iv)

in sub-paragraph (ii), for “article 265B(6)” substitute “regulation 3(6)”;

(v)

in sub-paragraph (iii), for “article 265B(7)(e)” substitute “regulation 3(7)(e)”;

(vi)

in sub-paragraph (iv), for “article 265B(7)(f), (g) or (i)” substitute “regulation 3(7)(f), (g) or (i)”;

(vii)

in sub-paragraph (v), for “article 265B(8)” substitute “regulation 3(8)”.

Annotations

Footnotes

f1: 1997 c. 50. Subsection (4A) was inserted by paragraph 11(11) of Schedule 8 to the Air Traffic Management and Unmanned Aircraft Act 2021 (c. 12).