SCHEDULES
SCHEDULE 9Unmanned aircraft: powers of police officers relating to ANO 2016
3Provision by UAS operators of evidence of registration
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.