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Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/947 of 24 May 2019 on the rules and procedures for the operation of unmanned aircraft (Text with EEA relevance)

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Article 14U.K.Registration of UAS operators and certified UAS

1.[F1The CAA] shall establish and maintain accurate registration systems for UAS whose design is subject to certification and for UAS operators whose operation may present a risk to safety, security, privacy, and protection of personal data or environment.

2.The registration systems for UAS operators shall provide the fields for introducing and exchanging the following information:

(a)the full name and the date of birth for natural persons and the name and their identification number for legal persons;

(b)the address of UAS operators;

(c)their email address and telephone number;

(d)an insurance policy number for UAS if required by [F2an enactment];

(e)the confirmation by legal persons of the following statement: ‘All personnel directly involved in the operations are competent to perform their tasks, and the UAS will be operated only by remote pilots with the appropriate level of competency’;

(f)operational authorisations and LUCs held F3... .

3.The registration systems for unmanned aircraft whose design is subject to certification shall provide the fields for introducing and exchanging the following information:

(a)manufacturer's name;

(b)manufacturer's designation of the unmanned aircraft;

(c)unmanned aircraft's serial number;

(d)full name, address, email address and telephone number of the natural or legal person under whose name the unmanned aircraft is registered.

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5.[F5Subject to paragraph 5A,] UAS operators shall register themselves:

(a)when operating within the ‘open’ category any of the following unmanned aircraft:

i.

with a MTOM of 250 g or more, or, which in the case of an impact can transfer to a human kinetic energy above 80 Joules;

ii.

that is equipped with a sensor able to capture personal data, unless it complies with [F6the Toys (Safety) Regulations 2011].

(b)when operating within the ‘specific’ category an unmanned aircraft of any mass.

[F75A.Paragraph 5 does not apply to UAS operations performed with a small control line model aircraft:

(a)in the ‘open’ category;

(b)in the ‘specific’ category in accordance with an authorisation received under Article 16.]

6.UAS operators shall register themselves [F8with the CAA] and ensure that their registration information is accurate. F9...

[F10The CAA] shall issue a unique digital registration number for UAS operators and for the UAS that require registration, allowing their individual identification.

F11...

7.The owner of an unmanned aircraft whose design is subject to certification shall register the unmanned aircraft.

The nationality and registration mark of an unmanned aircraft shall be established in line with ICAO Annex 7. F12...

8.The UAS operators shall display their registration number on every unmanned aircraft meeting the conditions described in paragraph 5.

[F139 . In addition to the data defined in point (2) [F14the CAA] may collect additional identity information from the UAS operators.]

[F1510.In this Article, “small control line model aircraft” means a fixed-wing unmanned aircraft having a MTOM of not more than 7.5 kg and which is flown within limits imposed by a restraining device of not more than 25 metres in length which attaches the aircraft to the surface or to a person on the surface.]

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