Part III Regulation of Civil Aviation

Trespass by aircraft and aircraft nuisance, noise, etc.

82 Prohibition of aerial advertising and propaganda.

1

Save in such circumstances as may be prescribed, no aircraft while in the air over any part of the United Kingdom shall be used, whether wholly or partly for emitting or displaying any advertisement or other communication in such a way that the advertisement or communication is audible or visible from the ground.

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Any person who uses an aircraft, or knowingly causes or permits an aircraft to be used, in contravention of subsection (1) above shall be guilty of an offence and liable on summary conviction—

a

in the case of a first conviction of an offence under this section, to a fine not exceeding F1£100 level 4 on the standard scale;

b

in any other case, to a fine not exceeding F1£200 level 4 on the standard scale or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding three months or to both;

but (without prejudice to section 105(3) below) a previous conviction of an offence under section 7 of the M1Civil Aviation (Licensing) Act 1960 shall be treated as a conviction of an offence under this section for the purposes of determining whether a conviction of an offence under this section is a first such conviction.