Air Traffic Management and Unmanned Aircraft Act 2021

Provision by UAS operators of evidence of registration

3 (1) A constable may exercise the power conferred by this paragraph in relation to a person (P) if the constable—

(a) has reasonable grounds for believing that—

(i) a flight by an unmanned aircraft is taking place or has taken place, and

(ii) P is or was the UAS operator of the unmanned aircraft for the flight, and

(b) has reasonable grounds for suspecting that a relevant registration requirement is or was applicable as respects P and the unmanned aircraft and the flight.

(2) The constable may require P to provide such evidence as the constable considers reasonable of P’s compliance, as respects the unmanned aircraft and the flight, with a relevant registration requirement.

(3) In this paragraph “relevant registration requirement” has the same meaning as in paragraph 2.

(4) P is guilty of an offence if—

(a) P fails to comply with a requirement imposed by a constable under this paragraph to provide evidence of P’s compliance, as respects the flight, with a relevant registration requirement,

(b) P is or was the UAS operator of the unmanned aircraft for the flight, and

(c) the relevant registration requirement is or was applicable as respects P and the unmanned aircraft and the flight.

(5) A person who is guilty of an offence under this paragraph is liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 2 on the standard scale.

(6) Paragraph 10 includes a defence to the offence under this paragraph.