STATUTORY INSTRUMENTS
2020 No. 831
CIVIL AVIATION
The Air Navigation (Restriction of Flying) (Loch Fyne) (Emergency) Regulations 2020
Made at 11:00 a.m. on 4thAugust 2020
Coming into force with immediate effect
The Secretary of State for a reason affecting the public interest deems it necessary to restrict flying in the area specified in the Schedule by reason of an emergency having arisen in that area.
The Secretary of State makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by article 239 of the Air Navigation Order 2016().
Citation and commencement
1. These Regulations may be cited as the Air Navigation (Restriction of Flying) (Loch Fyne) (Emergency) Regulations 2020 and come into force with immediate effect.
Restricted airspace
2. No aircraft is to fly below 5,000 feet above mean sea level over the area specified in Column 1 of the Schedule, being an area bounded by a circle of the radius specified in Column 2 and centred on the position specified in Column 3.
3. These Regulations do not apply to any aircraft flying in accordance with a permission given by the Aeronautical Rescue Coordination Centre.
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Transport
At 11 a.m. on 4th August 2020 |
David J Best
G7
Department for Transport
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SCHEDULE
Regulation 2
Table 1
Column 1 |
Column 2 |
Column 3 |
Specified area |
Radius of circle |
Position of centre of circle (latitude and longitude) |
Loch Fyne |
1.5 nautical miles |
555800N 0052400W |
EXPLANATORY NOTE
(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations impose restrictions of an emergency nature on flying in the area specified in the Schedule. They are intended to be of temporary duration and will be revoked as soon as the emergency in question has passed.