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Restricted airspaceU.K.

[F12.(1) Subject to paragraph (2), no aircraft which is—

(a)owned, chartered or operated by a person connected with Russia,

(b)registered in Russia, or

(c)flying in accordance with a flight plan filed after 8.49 p.m. on 5th April 2022 which includes an aerodrome in Russia,

shall fly in United Kingdom airspace, including in the airspace above the United Kingdom’s territorial sea.

(2) Paragraph (1) does not apply to any aircraft flying in accordance with the permission of—

(a)the Secretary of State, or

(b)the air traffic control unit at Swanwick or Prestwick.

(3) In this regulation—

(a)a person connected with Russia” is to be construed in accordance with regulation 57O(3) of the Russia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019,

(b)operated”, in relation to an aircraft, is to be construed in accordance with article 4(1) of the Air Navigation Order 2016, and

(c)owned”, in relation to an aircraft, is to be construed in accordance with regulation 57O(2) of the Russia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019.]

Textual Amendments

Commencement Information

I1Reg. 2 in force at 25.2.2022, see reg. 1