{ "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2019-945/annex/part-1", "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2019-945/annex/part-1.json", "legislation": "eur/2019/945", "legislation_title": "Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/945 of 12 March 2019 on unmanned aircraft systems and on third-country operators of unmanned aircraft systems", "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2019-945", "path": "annex/part/1", "kind": "part", "number": "1", "heading": "Requirements for a class UK0 Unmanned aircraft system", "text": "A class UK0 UAS bears the following class identification label on the UA:\nA class UK0 UAS shall comply with the following:\n(1) have an MTOM of less than 250 g, including payload;\n(2) have a maximum speed in level flight of 19 m/s;\n(3) have a maximum attainable height above the take-off point limited to 120 m;\n(4) be safely controllable with regards to stability, manoeuvrability and the command and control link performance, by a remote pilot following the manufacturer’s instructions, as necessary under all anticipated operating conditions including following the failure of one or, if appropriate, more systems;\n(5) be designed and constructed in such a way as to minimise injury to people during operation, sharp edges shall be avoided, unless technically unavoidable under good design and manufacturing practice. If equipped with propellers, the UA shall be designed in such a way as to limit any injury that may be inflicted by the propeller blades;\n(6) be exclusively powered by electricity;\n(7) if equipped with a follow-me mode and when this function is on, be in a range not exceeding 50 m from the remote pilot, and make it possible for the remote pilot to regain control of the UA;\n(8) be placed on the market with manufacturer’s instructions providing:\n(a) the characteristics of the UA including but not limited to the:\nclass of the UA\nUA mass (with a description of the reference configuration) and the maximum take-off mass (MTOM);\ngeneral characteristics of allowed payloads in terms of mass, dimensions, interfaces with the UA and other possible restrictions;\nequipment and software to control the UA remotely; and\na description of the behaviour of the UA in case of a loss of the command and control link;\n(b) clear operational instructions;\n(c) operational limitations (including but not limited to meteorological conditions and day/night operations); and\n(d) appropriate description of all the risks related to UAS operations adapted for the age of the user;\n(9) include an information notice published by the CAA providing the applicable limitations and obligations, in accordance with Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/947;\n(10)...", "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.", "status": null, "version": "current", "annotations": [ { "type": "F", "label": "F1", "text": "Substituted by Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/1058 of 27 April 2020 amending Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/945 as regards the introduction of two new unmanned aircraft systems classes." }, { "type": "F", "label": "F2", "text": "Word in Annex Pt. 1 heading substituted (1.1.2026) by The Unmanned Aircraft (Amendment) Regulations 2025 (S.I. 2025/1106), reg. 1(2), Sch. 1 para. 1(a)" }, { "type": "F", "label": "F3", "text": "Word in Annex Pt. 1 substituted (1.1.2026) by The Unmanned Aircraft (Amendment) Regulations 2025 (S.I. 2025/1106), reg. 1(2), Sch. 1 para. 1(b)" }, { "type": "F", "label": "F4", "text": "Annex Pt. 1: identification label substituted (1.1.2026) by The Unmanned Aircraft (Amendment) Regulations 2025 (S.I. 2025/1106), reg. 1(2), Sch. 2 para. 2" }, { "type": "F", "label": "F5", "text": "Word in Annex Pt. 1 substituted (1.1.2026) by The Unmanned Aircraft (Amendment) Regulations 2025 (S.I. 2025/1106), reg. 1(2), Sch. 1 para. 1(c)" }, { "type": "F", "label": "F6", "text": "Word in Annex Pt. 1 point (9) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Unmanned Aircraft (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1593), regs. 1(2), 46(2)" }, { "type": "F", "label": "F7", "text": "Annex Pt. 1 point 10 omitted (1.1.2026) by virtue of The Unmanned Aircraft (Amendment) Regulations 2025 (S.I. 2025/1106), regs. 1(2), 8(4)" } ], "outstanding_effects": [ { "type": "inserted", "affecting": "uksi/2025/1106", "affecting_title": "The Unmanned Aircraft (Amendment) Regulations 2025" }, { "type": "inserted", "affecting": "uksi/2025/1106", "affecting_title": "The Unmanned Aircraft (Amendment) Regulations 2025" }, { "type": "inserted", "affecting": "uksi/2025/1106", "affecting_title": "The Unmanned Aircraft (Amendment) Regulations 2025" }, { "type": "word omitted", "affecting": "uksi/2025/1106", "affecting_title": "The Unmanned Aircraft (Amendment) Regulations 2025" }, { "type": "words inserted", "affecting": "uksi/2025/1106", "affecting_title": "The Unmanned Aircraft (Amendment) Regulations 2025" }, { "type": "inserted", "affecting": "uksi/2025/1106", "affecting_title": "The Unmanned Aircraft (Amendment) Regulations 2025" }, { "type": "word omitted", "affecting": "uksi/2025/1106", "affecting_title": "The Unmanned Aircraft (Amendment) Regulations 2025" }, { "type": "words inserted", "affecting": "uksi/2025/1106", "affecting_title": "The Unmanned Aircraft (Amendment) Regulations 2025" }, { "type": "inserted", "affecting": "uksi/2025/1106", "affecting_title": "The Unmanned Aircraft (Amendment) Regulations 2025" } ], "provenance": { "source": "legislation.gov.uk", "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2019/945/annex/part/1", "retrieved_at": "2026-11-01T14:43:20.104396+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." }