5(1)A constable may exercise the power conferred by this paragraph in relation to a person (P) if the constable has reasonable grounds for believing that—U.K.
(a)a flight by an unmanned aircraft is taking place or has taken place, and
(b)P is or was the remote pilot or the UAS operator of the unmanned aircraft for the flight.
(2)The constable may require P to provide such information, documentation or evidence that is of a specified description as the constable considers reasonable.
(3)In this paragraph “specified description” means a description specified by the Secretary of State by regulations for the purposes of this paragraph.
(4)Regulations under this paragraph that specify a description of information, documentation or evidence may provide for conditions that must be met before a constable may require P to provide information, documentation or evidence that is within that description.
(5)P is guilty of an offence if—
(a)P fails to comply with a requirement imposed by a constable under this paragraph to provide information, documentation or evidence,
(b)P is or was the remote pilot or the UAS operator of the unmanned aircraft for the flight, and
(c)at the time when the constable imposed the requirement, P could have provided information, documentation or evidence of the kind which the constable required P to provide.
(6)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.
(7)Paragraph 10 includes a defence to the offence under this paragraph.
Commencement Information
I1Sch. 9 in force at 29.4.2021 for specified purposes and 29.6.2021 for all other purposes, see s. 21(1)(a)(2)