The Air Navigation (Restriction of Flying) (Scottish Highlands) Regulations 2008

Statutory Instruments

2008 No. 1239

Civil Aviation

The Air Navigation (Restriction of Flying) (Scottish Highlands) Regulations 2008

Made

1st May 2008

Coming into force

1st June 2008

The Secretary of State for Transport deems it necessary in the public interest to restrict flying in the Scottish Highlands and certain approaches to the Scottish Highlands and, in exercise of her powers under article 96 of the Air Navigation Order 2005(1), makes the following Regulations:

1.  These Regulations may be cited as the Air Navigation (Restriction of Flying) (Scottish Highlands) Regulations 2008 and come into force on 1st June 2008.

2.  The Air Navigation (Restriction of Flying) (Scottish Highlands) Regulations 1981(2) are revoked.

3.—(1) In Regulations 4, 5 and 6 all times referred to are local time.

(2) The notified authority referred to in regulation 7 is the Low Flying Booking Cell at RAF Wittering or such other authority as may be notified in its place.

4.  Subject to regulation 7, between 1500 and 2300 hours each day on or between Monday and Thursday, an aircraft must not fly at or below a height of 5,000 feet above mean sea level within the area bounded by straight lines joining successively the following points—

583000N	0032700W
582524N	0032532W
580345N	0041248W
580300N	0043000W
580000N	0043700W
574700N	0042500W
573900N	0043000W
573800N	0044500W
573000N	0043800W
571800N	0045200W
571100N	0045300W
570900N	0050000W
570000N	0050200W
565400N	0050500W
565600N	0054700W
571300N	0053500W
575000N	0054300W
580000N	0051500W
583000N	0044900W
583000N	0043000W
582500N	0043000W
583000N	0042000W
583000N	0032700W.

5.  Subject to regulation 7, between 1500 and 2300 hours each day on or between Monday and Thursday, an aircraft must not fly at or between 750 feet and 5,000 feet above mean sea level within the area bounded by straight lines joining successively the following points—

575000N	0054300W
574004N	0054050W
573840N	0055739W
570000N	0055644W
570000N	0061504W
574715N	0061637W
575000N	0054300W.

6.—(1) Subject to paragraph (2) and regulation 7, between 1500 and 2300 hours each day on or between Monday and Thursday, an aircraft must not fly below 2,000 feet above mean sea level within either of the following areas bounded respectively by straight lines joining successively the following points—

582218N	0033224W
581434N	0031929W
581121N	0032654W
581900N	0033940W
582218N	0033224W; or

574900N	0040606W
574500N	0040254W
574234N	0041056W
573900N	0043000W
574700N	0042500W
574900N	0040606W.

(2) An aircraft may fly within an area specified in paragraph (1) if it is flying in accordance with an authorisation to cross the area given by the person in charge of Tain Range Danger Area on the notified frequency.

7.  An aircraft may fly within an area specified in regulation 4, 5 or 6 if it is flying in accordance with an authorisation given by the notified authority.

Signed by authority of the Secretary of State

Jim Fitzpatrick

Parliamentary Under Secretary of State

Department for Transport

1st May 2008

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations revoke and replace the Air Navigation (Restriction of Flying) (Scottish Highlands) Regulations 1981. Apart from minor drafting changes the following changes are made:

1.  The positions of the coordinates are stated by reference to WGS 84, the World Geodetic System, which has been adopted worldwide. This change has resulted in very small changes to the actual position of some of the co-ordinates.

2.  The authority which may authorise flying within the restricted area is the Low Flying Booking Cell at RAF Wittering or such other authority as may be notified by the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) in the United Kingdom Aeronautical Information Publication (AIP).

3.  For the purposes of regulation 6(2), the frequency utilised by the person in charge of Tain Range Danger Area is notified by the CAA in the UK AIP.

(1)

S.I. 2005/1970 to which there are amendments not relevant to these Regulations.

(2)

S.I. 1981/1171.