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Air Traffic Management and Unmanned Aircraft Act 2021

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  1. Introductory Text

  2. PART 1 Airspace change proposals

    1. 1.Meaning of “airspace change proposal”

    2. 2.Direction to progress airspace change proposal

    3. 3.Direction to co-operate in airspace change proposal

    4. 4.Directions under sections 2 and 3: supplemental

    5. 5.Delegation of functions to CAA

    6. 6.Provision of information

    7. 7.Appeals and enforcement

    8. 8.Part 1: interpretation

  3. PART 2 Air traffic

    1. 9.Licensed air traffic services: modifying the licence and related appeals

    2. 10.Air traffic services licensed under Part 1 of the Transport Act 2000: enforcement

    3. 11.Air traffic services: consequential amendments

    4. 12.Airport slot allocation

  4. PART 3 Unmanned aircraft

    1. 13.Powers of police officers and prison authorities

    2. 14.Powers of police officers relating to ANO 2016

    3. 15.Fixed penalties for certain offences relating to unmanned aircraft

    4. 16.Amendment and enforcement regulations

    5. 17.Disclosures of information

    6. 18.Part 3: interpretation

  5. PART 4 General

    1. 19.Regulations

    2. 20.Extent

    3. 21.Commencement

    4. 22.Short title

  6. SCHEDULES

    1. SCHEDULE 1

      Appeals against decisions to give or vary airspace change directions

      1. 1.Appeals against decisions to give or vary directions

      2. 2.Decisions on appeal

      3. 3.Further appeals

      4. 4.Interpretation

    2. SCHEDULE 2

      Enforcement of airspace change directions and connected appeals

      1. PART 1 Enforcement of directions

        1. 1.Contravention notices

        2. 2.Enforcement orders

        3. 3.Enforcement orders: modification and revocation

        4. 4.Penalty for contravention of enforcement order

        5. 5.Procedure after imposing a penalty

        6. 6.Amount of penalty

        7. 7.Amount of penalty: fixed amount

        8. 8.Amount of penalty: daily amounts

        9. 9.Withdrawal of penalties

        10. 10.Recovering penalties

        11. 11.Statement of policy on penalties

        12. 12.Turnover

      2. PART 2 Appeals

        1. 13.Appeals against enforcement orders

        2. 14.Appeals against penalties

        3. 15.Decisions on appeal

        4. 16.Further appeals

      3. PART 3 Interpretation

        1. 17.Definitions

    3. SCHEDULE 3

      Modification of licence conditions under section 11 of the Transport Act 2000: appeals

    4. SCHEDULE 4

      New Schedule A1 to the Transport Act 2000

    5. SCHEDULE 5

      New Schedule B1 to the Transport Act 2000

    6. SCHEDULE 6

      New Schedule C1 to the Transport Act 2000

    7. SCHEDULE 7

      Air traffic services: consequential amendments

      1. 1.Transport Act 2000 (c.38)

      2. 2.(1) Section 10 of that Act (breach of duties or...

      3. 3.In section 19 of that Act (modification by order under...

      4. 4.(1) Section 28 of that Act (power to make air...

      5. 5.In section 30 of that Act (petitions and orders: supplementary),...

      6. 6.(1) Section 35 of that Act (register) is amended as...

      7. 7.(1) Section 40 of that Act (interpretation) is amended as...

      8. 8.After section 40 of that Act insert— Connected persons (1) For the purposes of this Chapter one person is...

      9. 9.(1) Section 103 of that Act (orders and regulations) is...

      10. 10.In section 104 of that Act (directions), after subsection (2)...

      11. 11.Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Act 2013 (c. 24)

    8. SCHEDULE 8

      Unmanned aircraft: powers of police officers and prison authorities

      1. PART 1 General powers of police officers

        1. 1.Power of constable to require an unmanned aircraft to be grounded

        2. 2.Power of constable to stop and search persons or vehicles

        3. 3.Power to enter and search premises under warrant

        4. 4.Supplementary powers

        5. 5.Meaning of “relevant unmanned aircraft offence”

        6. 6.Meaning of “relevant offence under article 265B(3) of the ANO 2016”

        7. 7.Meaning of “relevant offence under article 265E(7) of the ANO 2016”

        8. 8.Meaning of “relevant prison offence”

        9. 9.Meaning of “Scottish common law prison offence”

        10. 10.Other interpretation

      2. PART 2 Powers of police officers and prison authorities under Police Act 1997

        1. 11.Authorisations to interfere with property etc

        2. 12.(1) Section 94 of the Police Act 1997 (authorisations given...

    9. SCHEDULE 9

      Unmanned aircraft: powers of police officers relating to ANO 2016

      1. 1.Provision by remote pilots of evidence of competency

      2. 2.Provision by remote pilots of information about UAS operators

      3. 3.Provision by UAS operators of evidence of registration

      4. 4.Provision by UAS operators of information about remote pilots

      5. 5.Provision by remote pilots or UAS operators of other information etc

      6. 6.Provision of evidence of consents for certain flights

      7. 7.Provision of evidence of exemptions for certain flights

      8. 8.Power to inspect unmanned aircraft in connection with other powers

      9. 9.Offence of providing false or misleading information etc

      10. 10.Provision of information etc at a police station

      11. 11.Interpretation

    10. SCHEDULE 10

      Fixed penalties for certain offences relating to unmanned aircraft

      1. 1.Power to issue fixed penalty notices

      2. 2.Fixed penalty offences

      3. 3.Fixed penalty notices

      4. 4.Effect of fixed penalty notice

      5. 5.Amount of fixed penalty

      6. 6.Supplementary provision

      7. 7.Issuing of registration documents

      8. 8.Sending of registration documents

      9. 9.Registration of fixed penalty: document sent to designated officer in England and Wales

      10. 10.Registration of fixed penalty: document sent to clerk in Scotland

      11. 11.Registration of fixed penalty: document sent to clerk of petty sessions in Northern Ireland

      12. 12.Bodies corporate & the Crown

      13. 13.Interpretation

    11. SCHEDULE 11

      Amendment and enforcement regulations

      1. PART 1 Amendment of provisions that relate to offences

        1. 1.Amendments in consequence of relevant subordinate legislation

        2. 2.Parliamentary procedure

      2. PART 2 Enforcement of particular EU-derived legislation

        1. 3.Regulations providing for criminal offences or civil penalties

      3. PART 3 Interpretation

        1. 4.Interpretation

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