Air Traffic Management and Unmanned Aircraft Act 2021
PART 1
Airspace change proposals
1
Meaning of “airspace change proposal”
2
Direction to progress airspace change proposal
3
Direction to co-operate in airspace change proposal
4
Directions under sections 2 and 3: supplemental
5
Delegation of functions to CAA
6
Provision of information
7
Appeals and enforcement
8
Part 1: interpretation
PART 2
Air traffic
9
Licensed air traffic services: modifying the licence and related appeals
10
Air traffic services licensed under Part 1 of the Transport Act 2000: enforcement
11
Air traffic services: consequential amendments
12
Airport slot allocation
PART 3
Unmanned aircraft
13
Powers of police officers and prison authorities
14
Powers of police officers relating to ANO 2016
15
Fixed penalties for certain offences relating to unmanned aircraft
16
Amendment and enforcement regulations
17
Disclosures of information
18
Part 3: interpretation
PART 4
General
19
Regulations
20
Extent
21
Commencement
22
Short title
SCHEDULES
SCHEDULE 1
Appeals against decisions to give or vary airspace change directions
1
Appeals against decisions to give or vary directions
2
Decisions on appeal
3
Further appeals
4
Interpretation
SCHEDULE 2
Enforcement of airspace change directions and connected appeals
PART 1
Enforcement of directions
1
Contravention notices
2
Enforcement orders
3
Enforcement orders: modification and revocation
4
Penalty for contravention of enforcement order
5
Procedure after imposing a penalty
6
Amount of penalty
7
Amount of penalty: fixed amount
8
Amount of penalty: daily amounts
9
Withdrawal of penalties
10
Recovering penalties
11
Statement of policy on penalties
12
Turnover
PART 2
Appeals
13
Appeals against enforcement orders
14
Appeals against penalties
15
Decisions on appeal
16
Further appeals
PART 3
Interpretation
17
Definitions
SCHEDULE 3
Modification of licence conditions under section 11 of the Transport Act 2000: appeals
SCHEDULE 4
New Schedule A1 to the Transport Act 2000
SCHEDULE 5
New Schedule B1 to the Transport Act 2000
SCHEDULE 6
New Schedule C1 to the Transport Act 2000
SCHEDULE 7
Air traffic services: consequential amendments
1
Transport Act 2000 (c.38)
2
(1) Section 10 of that Act (breach of duties or...
3
In section 19 of that Act (modification by order under...
4
(1) Section 28 of that Act (power to make air...
5
In section 30 of that Act (petitions and orders: supplementary),...
6
(1) Section 35 of that Act (register) is amended as...
7
(1) Section 40 of that Act (interpretation) is amended as...
8
After section 40 of that Act insert— Connected persons (1) For the purposes of this Chapter one person is...
9
(1) Section 103 of that Act (orders and regulations) is...
10
In section 104 of that Act (directions), after subsection (2)...
11
Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Act 2013 (c. 24)
SCHEDULE 8
Unmanned aircraft: powers of police officers and prison authorities
PART 1
General powers of police officers
1
Power of constable to require an unmanned aircraft to be grounded
2
Power of constable to stop and search persons or vehicles
3
Power to enter and search premises under warrant
4
Supplementary powers
5
Meaning of “relevant unmanned aircraft offence”
6
Meaning of “relevant offence under article 265B(3) of the ANO 2016”
7
Meaning of “relevant offence under article 265E(7) of the ANO 2016”
8
Meaning of “relevant prison offence”
9
Meaning of “Scottish common law prison offence”
10
Other interpretation
PART 2
Powers of police officers and prison authorities under Police Act 1997
11
Authorisations to interfere with property etc
12
(1) Section 94 of the Police Act 1997 (authorisations given...
SCHEDULE 9
Unmanned aircraft: powers of police officers relating to ANO 2016
1
Provision by remote pilots of evidence of competency
2
Provision by remote pilots of information about UAS operators
3
Provision by UAS operators of evidence of registration
4
Provision by UAS operators of information about remote pilots
5
Provision by remote pilots or UAS operators of other information etc
6
Provision of evidence of consents for certain flights
7
Provision of evidence of exemptions for certain flights
8
Power to inspect unmanned aircraft in connection with other powers
9
Offence of providing false or misleading information etc
10
Provision of information etc at a police station
11
Interpretation
SCHEDULE 10
Fixed penalties for certain offences relating to unmanned aircraft
1
Power to issue fixed penalty notices
2
Fixed penalty offences
3
Fixed penalty notices
4
Effect of fixed penalty notice
5
Amount of fixed penalty
6
Supplementary provision
7
Issuing of registration documents
8
Sending of registration documents
9
Registration of fixed penalty: document sent to designated officer in England and Wales
10
Registration of fixed penalty: document sent to clerk in Scotland
11
Registration of fixed penalty: document sent to clerk of petty sessions in Northern Ireland
12
Bodies corporate & the Crown
13
Interpretation
SCHEDULE 11
Amendment and enforcement regulations
PART 1
Amendment of provisions that relate to offences
1
Amendments in consequence of relevant subordinate legislation
2
Parliamentary procedure
PART 2
Enforcement of particular EU-derived legislation
3
Regulations providing for criminal offences or civil penalties
PART 3
Interpretation
4
Interpretation

Air Traffic Management and Unmanned Aircraft Act 2021
2021 Chapter 12
An Act to make provision about airspace change proposals, about the licensing regime for air traffic services under Part 1 of the Transport Act 2000 and about airport slot allocation, to confer police powers relating to unmanned aircraft and requirements in Air Navigation Orders and to provide for fixed penalties for certain offences relating to unmanned aircraft.
[29th April 2021]
Be it enacted by the Queen’s most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:—