# The Space Industry Regulations 2021, Regulation 183: Protection of carrier aircraft, launch vehicle or payload: post-integration

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

(1) This regulation applies to security arrangements which are applicable once a payload has been integrated with a carrier aircraft or launch vehicle at a spaceport or other place from which the launch is to take place or takes place.
(2) A spaceflight operator must ensure that—
(a) the payload, carrier aircraft and the launch vehicle are protected from unauthorised access or interference, and
(b) it complies with any applicable legislation relating to a NASP directed aerodrome.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2021/792/regulation/183 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/space-industry-regulations-2021/regulation-183
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