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PART 5U.K.Grant of a spaceport licence

CHAPTER 1U.K.Interpretation

InterpretationU.K.

34.  In this Part—

actual vehicle” means a launch vehicle or carrier aircraft in respect of which there is an operator applicant;

applicant” means an applicant for a spaceport licence;

licensed activities” means the activities that a person is authorised to carry out by virtue of a spaceport licence;

operator applicant” means a person who is applying, has applied or intends to apply for a launch operator licence or a return operator licence to authorise spaceflight activities at the proposed spaceport;

the proposed spaceport” means the site in respect of which an application for a spaceport licence is being, or has been, made;

representative vehicle” means a launch vehicle or a carrier aircraft of the type that the applicant considers most likely to be used to carry out spaceflight activities at the proposed spaceport;

safety case” is to be construed in accordance with regulation 36;

safety clear zone” means an area which will be subject to restrictions, exclusions and warnings during the carrying out of hazardous pre-flight and post-flight operations;

siting assessment” means an assessment carried out under regulation 38.

Commencement Information

I1Reg. 34 in force at 29.7.2021, see reg. 1(1)