{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/unmanned-aircraft-amendment-regulations-2025/regulation-8",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2025/1106",
  "legislation_title": "The Unmanned Aircraft (Amendment) Regulations 2025",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/unmanned-aircraft-amendment-regulations-2025",
  "path": "regulation/8",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "8",
  "heading": "Amendment of Part 1 of the Annex",
  "text": "(1) Part 1 of the Annex (requirements for class C0 Unmanned aircraft system) is amended as follows.\n(2) After point (7), insert—\n“(7A) if equipped with a camera, have a unique serial number compliant with standard ANSI/CTA-2063-A-2019, Small Unmanned Aerial Systems Serial Numbers, 2019;\n(7B) if equipped with a camera, have a direct remote identification that:\n(a) allows the upload of the UAS operator registration number required in accordance with Article 14 of Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/947 and any additional number provided by the registration system; the system shall perform a consistency check verifying the integrity of the full string provided to the UAS operator at the time of registration; in case of inconsistency, the UAS shall emit an error message to the UAS operator;\n(b) ensures, in real time during the whole duration of the flight, the direct periodic broadcast from the UA using an open and documented transmission protocol, in a way that it can be received directly by existing mobile devices within the broadcasting range, of at least the following data:\n(i) the UAS operator registration number and the verification code provided by the CAA during the registration process unless the consistency check defined in point (a) is not passed;\n(ii) the unique physical serial number of the UA compliant with point (7A);\n(iii) the time-stamp, the geographical position of the UA and its height above the surface or take-off point;\n(iv) the route course measured clockwise from true north and ground speed of the UA;\n(v) the geographical position of the remote pilot or, if not available, the take-off point; and\n(vi) an indication of the emergency status of the UAS;\n(c) reduces the ability of tampering the functionality of the direct remote identification system;\n(7C) if equipped with a camera, be capable of taking off only if the direct remote identification is functional and activated;\n(7D) if equipped with a camera, be equipped with a geo-awareness function that provides:\n(a) an interface to load and update data containing information on relevant restricted areas, which ensures that the process of loading or updating such data does not degrade its integrity and validity;\n(b) a warning alert to the remote pilot when a potential breach of airspace limitations is detected; and\n(c) information to the remote pilot on the UA’s status as well as a warning alert when its positioning or navigation systems cannot ensure the proper functioning of the geo-awareness function;”;\n(3) In point (8)(a), after the fourth list item—\n(a) omit “and”;\n(b) insert—\n“the procedures to upload the UAS operator registration number into the direct remote identification system;\nreference of the transmission protocol used for the direct remote identification system emission; and”.\n(4) Omit point (10).",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "This standard can be obtained from the Department for Transport, 33 Horseferry Road, London, SW1P 4DR and are published with the Explanatory Memorandum alongside this instrument at www.legislation.gov.uk."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2025/1106/regulation/8",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-28T21:10:36.213374+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."
}