The Air Navigation (Restriction of Flying) (Torbay) Regulations 2017

JurisdictionEngland & Wales
CitationSI 2017/183

2017No. 183

CIVIL AVIATION

The Air Navigation (Restriction of Flying) (Torbay) Regulations 2017

Made20thFebruary2017

Coming into force2ndJune2017

The Secretary of State has decided that it is necessary in the public interest to restrict flying in the vicinity of Torbay, Devon, by reason of the holding of the Torbay Airshow.

The Secretary of State makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by article 239 of the Air Navigation Order 2016( 1).

Citation and commencement

1. These Regulations may be cited as the Air Navigation (Restriction of Flying) (Torbay) Regulations 2017 and come into force on 2nd June 2017.

Interpretation

2. In regulation 3(1) the times referred to are Co-ordinated Universal Time( 2).

Restricted airspace

3.—(1) Subject to paragraph (2)—

(a) between 1400 hours and 1700 hours on 2nd June 2017, and

(b) between 1100 hours and 1630 hours on 3rd and 4th June 2017,

no aircraft is to fly below Flight Level 65 within the area bounded by a circle having a radius of 4 nautical miles whose centre is at 502546N 0033257W.

(2) Paragraph (1) does not apply to any aircraft flying in accordance with a clearance issued by the Torbay Airshow flying display director.

Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Transport

20th February 2017

Sarah Bishop

Head of Aviation Policy

Department for Transport

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations impose restrictions on flying in airspace in the vicinity of Torbay, Devon during air displays for the general public that are scheduled to take place there on the three days of 2nd to 4th June 2017. A large number of aircraft will be involved in high energy manoeuvres during the displays. Accordingly, the Civil Aviation Authority and the Department for Transport agree that flying should be restricted in the vicinity for reasons of public safety.

In relation to regulation 3, the term “aircraft” includes aircraft as classified by Part 1 of Schedule 4 to the Air Navigation Order 2016. It also includes, by virtue of article 23 of that Order, any small balloon, any kite weighing not more than two kilograms, any small unmanned aircraft and any parachute including a parascending parachute.

The times mentioned in regulation 3(1) are Universal Co-ordinated Time (UTC), which for the purpose of these Regulations is one hour behind British Summer Time (BST).

In relation to the permission mentioned in regulation 3(2), the Torbay Airshow flying...

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