Regulation 5 Amendment of Chapter I

(1)

In Article 2 (scope), in paragraph 4, for “UAS intended to be exclusively operated indoors” substitute—

“—

(a)

UAS designed to be exclusively operated in areas which are wholly or mainly enclosed;

(b)

UAS with an MTOM of less than 100 g.”.

(2)

In Article 3 (definitions)—

(a)

in paragraph 44, omit “by the Secretary of State”;

(b)

after paragraph 48, insert—

“(49)

‘relevant restricted areas’ means—

(a)

geographical zones designated by regulations under Article 15 of Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/947,

(b)

areas in which flying a UA is prohibited, restricted or subject to conditions under regulations made under article 239 of the Air Navigation Order 2016^f1,

(c)

areas which are flight restriction zones of protected aerodromes within the meaning of article 94A(7) of the Air Navigation Order 2016^f2,

(d)

areas which are protected space sites within the meaning of article 94BA of the Air Navigation Order 2016^f3, and

(e)

places in the UK designated as prohibited places by regulations made under section 8(1) of the National Security Act 2023^f4.”.

Annotations

Footnotes

f1: S.I. 2016/765, amended by S.I. 2024/990; there are other amending instruments but none is relevant.
f2: Article 94A(7) was inserted by S.I. 2018/623 and amended by S.I. 2020/1593 and 2021/879.
f3: Article 94BA was inserted by S.I. 2021/879.
f4: 2023 c. 32.