Air Traffic Management and Unmanned Aircraft Act 2021

PART 3 U.K. Unmanned aircraft

13 Powers of police officers and prison authorities U.K.

Schedule 8 makes provision about powers of police officers and prison authorities relating to unmanned aircraft.

Commencement Information

I1 S. 13 in force at 29.4.2021 for specified purposes, see s. 21(1)(a)

I2 S. 13 in force at 29.6.2021 in so far as not already in force by S.I. 2021/748, reg. 2(d)

14 Powers of police officers relating to ANO 2016 U.K.

Schedule 9 makes provision about powers of police officers relating to requirements in the ANO 2016.

Commencement Information

I3 S. 14 in force at 29.4.2021 for specified purposes and 29.6.2021 for all other purposes, see s. 21(1)(a)(2)

15 Fixed penalties for certain offences relating to unmanned aircraft U.K.

Schedule 10 makes provision about fixed penalties for certain offences relating to unmanned aircraft.

Commencement Information

I4 S. 15 in force at 29.4.2021 for specified purposes, see s. 21(1)(a)

I5 S. 15 in force at 29.6.2021 in so far as not already in force by S.I. 2021/748, reg. 2(e)

16 Amendment and enforcement regulations U.K.

Schedule 11 confers powers to make amendment and enforcement regulations.

17 Disclosures of information U.K.

(1) Except as provided by subsection (2), a disclosure of information under a provision of this Part does not breach—

(a) any obligation of confidence owed by the person making the disclosure, or

(b) any other restriction on the disclosure of information (however imposed).

(2) Nothing in this Part authorises a disclosure of information which—

(a) would contravene the data protection legislation (but in determining whether a disclosure would do so, the duties imposed by this Part are to be taken into account), or

(b) is prohibited by any of Parts 1 to 7 or Chapter 1 of Part 9 of the Investigatory Powers Act 2016.

(3) Nothing in this Part limits the circumstances in which information may be disclosed apart from under this Part.

(4) In this section “the data protection legislation” has the same meaning as in the Data Protection Act 2018 (see section 3 of that Act).

(5) Until the repeal of Part 1 of the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000 by paragraph 54 of Schedule 10 to the Investigatory Powers Act 2016 is fully in force, subsection (2)(b) has effect as if it included a reference to that Part.

18 Part 3: interpretation U.K.

In this Part—

• “ANO 2016” means the Air Navigation Order 2016;

• “subordinate legislation” means any instrument made or to be made—

  (a)

  under an Act of Parliament, or

  (b)

  on or after IP completion day under any retained direct EU legislation;

• “unmanned aircraft” means any aircraft operating or designed to operate autonomously or to be piloted remotely without a pilot on board.