The Space Industry Regulations 2021

Notification requirements

50.—(1) This regulation applies to the provision of a notification referred to in regulation 49.

(2) Where the notification is to be provided to a local authority, the emergency services or the regulator, the notification must be provided—

(a) within such period prior to the commencement of the operator’s spaceflight activities,

(b) containing such data and information, and

(c) in such form and manner,

as the recipient may require.

(3) Where the notification is to be provided to an owner, lessee or occupier of land, the notification must—

(a) be provided at any time not later than 4 weeks prior to the proposed date of commencement of the operator’s spaceflight activities,

(b) contain such information regarding the nature and timing of the operator’s spaceflight activities as is reasonably necessary to ensure that the owner, lessee or occupier of land does not pose a hazard to the operator’s spaceflight activities and the operator’s spaceflight activities do not pose a hazard to the owner, lessee or occupier of land, and

(c) be in writing and sent to the owner, lessee or occupier of the land.

(4) If it is not practicable, after reasonable enquiry, to ascertain the name or address of any owner, lessee or occupier of land to whom notification must be provided, the notification may be provided by addressing it to them by the description of “owner”, “lessee” or “occupier” of the land, with a description of the land to which the notification relates and, if there are premises situated on the land, by delivering it to some person on the premises or, if there is no person on the premises to whom it can be delivered or there are no premises, by affixing it, or a copy of it, to some conspicuous part of the premises or land (as the case may be).

(5) Where the notification is to be provided to a person or organisation referred to in regulation 49(2)(e), the notification must be provided in accordance with any terms of the condition subject to which the licence has been granted.