The Space Industry Regulations 2021

Warning notices

51.—(1) Where the licensee’s range control services consist of or include monitoring a part of a hazard area designated as a warning zone, the licensee must issue a warning notice or notices in accordance with paragraph (2).

(2) A warning notice must—

(a) contain such information as is reasonably necessary to make the individuals referred to in paragraph (3) aware of the operator’s spaceflight activities, with a view to ensuring that—

(i) they do not pose a hazard to the operator’s spaceflight activities;

(ii) the operator’s spaceflight activities do not pose a hazard to them;

(b) be provided within a reasonable period prior to the commencement of the operator’s spaceflight activities;

(c) be issued in a manner which is reasonably necessary to alert the individuals referred to in paragraph (3) to the operator’s spaceflight activities.

(3) The individuals are—

(a) an individual whose regular place of work is situated on any part of the land falling within the designated range, and

(b) any individual who might enter or traverse any part of the land falling within the designated range in exercise of a legal right, entitlement or privilege including, but not limited to, an easement or a public right of way,

but do not include excluded individuals.

(4) The following individuals are “excluded individuals” for the purposes of paragraph (3)—

(a) an individual who is involved with the operator’s spaceflight activities;

(b) an individual who is involved with the operation of the spaceport at the designated site;

(c) an individual who is involved with the provision of the licensee’s range control services;

(d) a member of the police, fire, rescue or ambulance services;

(e) an individual employed by, or appointed to act on behalf of, the regulator.