{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/iran-sanctions-nuclear-eu-exit-regulations-2019/regulation-39C",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/iran-sanctions-nuclear-eu-exit-regulations-2019/regulation-39C.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/2019/461",
  "legislation_title": "The Iran (Sanctions) (Nuclear) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/iran-sanctions-nuclear-eu-exit-regulations-2019",
  "path": "regulation/39C",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "39C",
  "heading": "Aircraft: exceptions from prohibitions",
  "text": "(1) The prohibition in regulation 36A(1) (movement of aircraft) is not contravened by the landing of an Iranian aircraft in the United Kingdom—\n(a) if failing to land would endanger the lives of persons on board or the safety of the aircraft;\n(b) if the aircraft is engaged in non-scheduled international air services and is exercising its right to land in the United Kingdom for non-traffic purposes in accordance with Article 5 of the Chicago Convention;\n(c) if the aircraft is engaged in scheduled international air services and is exercising its right to land in the United Kingdom for non-traffic purposes in accordance with section 1 of Article 1 of the IASTA.\n(2) A direction given under regulation 36A(3) to (5) is not contravened by conduct that is necessary to—\n(a) avoid endangering the lives of persons on board or the safety of the aircraft,\n(b) protect the safety of another aircraft, or\n(c) protect the safety of persons on the ground.\n(3) In this regulation—\n“the Chicago Convention” means the Convention on International Civil Aviation and its Annexes, signed at Chicago on 7th December 1944;\n“the IASTA” means the International Air Services Transit Agreement signed at Chicago on 7th December 1944;\n“Iranian aircraft” has the same meaning as in regulation 36A(6);\n“non-traffic purposes” is to be read in accordance with Article 96(d) of the Chicago Convention.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Regs. 39A-39E inserted (29.9.2026) by The Iran (Sanctions) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 (S.I. 2026/983), regs. 1(2), 9(d)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2019/461/regulation/39C",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-28T22:45:44.769063+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."
}