The Air Navigation (Restriction of Flying) (Crystal Palace) Regulations 2024
| Jurisdiction | UK Non-devolved |
| Year | 2024 |
| Citation | SI 2024/450 |
2024 No. 450
CIVIL AVIATION
The Air Navigation (Restriction of Flying) (Crystal Palace) Regulations 2024
Made 2April 2024
Coming into force 28June 2024
The Secretary of State has decided that it is necessary in the public interest to restrict the flying of unmanned aircraft in the area specified in regulation 3(1) by reason of the intended gathering there of a large number of persons in the vicinity of Crystal Palace Park, London.
The Secretary of State makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by article 239 of the Air Navigation Order 2016(a).
Citation and commencement
1. These Regulations may be cited as the Air Navigation (Restriction of Flying) (Crystal Palace)
Regulations 2024 and they come into force on 28th June 2024.
Interpretation
2. In regulation 3(1) the times referred to are Co-ordinated Universal Time(b).
Restricted airspace
3.—(1) Subject to paragraph (2), between 0800 hours on 28th June 2024 and 2300 hours on 30th
June 2024 and between 0800 hours on 5th July 2024 and 2300 hours on 7th July 2024 no
unmanned aircraft is to fly below 1,000 feet above mean sea level within the area bounded by
straight lines joining successively—
(a) 512534N 0000422W,
(b) 512519N 0000346W,
(c) 512507N 0000341W,
(d) 512500N 0000359W,
(e) 512508N 0000430W,
(f) 512512N 0000442W, and
(g) 512534N 0000422W.
(2) Paragraph (1) does not apply to any unmanned aircraft flying in accordance with a
permission issued by the event Airspace Co-ordinator.
(a) S.I. 2016/765, to which there are amendments not relevant to these Regulations.
(b) Co-ordinated Universal Time (UTC) is one hour behind British Summer Time (BST).
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Transport
David J Best
Grade 7
2nd April 2024 Department for Transport
EXPLANATORY NOTE
(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations impose restrictions on the flying of unmanned aircraft in the vicinity of Crystal
Palace Park, London by reason of the large number of persons expected to attend music festivals
which are due to take place there between 28th June 2024 and 30th June 2024 (inclusive) and
between 5th July 2024 and 7th July 2024 (inclusive).
The Civil Aviation Authority and the Department for Transport agree that the flying of unmanned
aircraft should be restricted in the vicinity of Crystal Palace Park during the music festivals for
reasons of public safety.
The times mentioned in regulation 3(1) are Co-ordinated...
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