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SafetyU.K.

19Safety regulationsU.K.

(1)Regulations (referred to in this Act as “safety regulations”) may make provision for the purposes of—

(a)securing the safe operation of spaceports and mission management facilities;

(b)securing that spaceflight activities are carried out safely;

(c)securing that the range for spaceflight activities enables the activities to be carried out safely.

(2)Schedule 3 gives examples of particular kinds of provision that may be made by safety regulations.

That Schedule does not limit subsection (1).

(3)The regulator may issue guidance about how a person carrying out spaceflight activities, operating a spaceport or providing range control services may comply with requirements imposed by safety regulations.

(4)In this Act “mission management facility” means a site (other than a spaceport) from which spaceflight activities are controlled or (as the case may be) are to be controlled.

Commencement Information

I1S. 19 in force at 26.11.2018 by S.I. 2018/1224, reg. 2(ee)