Exceptions from aircraft prohibitions
12. After regulation 61A (ships: exceptions from prohibition on port entry), insert—
“Aircraft: exceptions from prohibitions
61B.—(1) The prohibition in regulation 57J(1)(b) (movement of aircraft) is not contravened by the landing of a Russian aircraft in the United Kingdom if failing to land would endanger the lives of persons on board or the safety of the aircraft.
(2) The prohibition in regulation 57J(1)(a) is not contravened by the flight of a Russian aircraft in the airspace over the United Kingdom preparatory to a landing as mentioned in paragraph (1).
(3) The directions in regulation 57J(3) to (9) are not contravened by conduct necessary to—
(a)avoid endangering the lives of persons on board or the safety of the aircraft,
(b)protect the safety of another aircraft, or
(c)protect the safety of persons on the ground.
(4) The prohibition in regulation 57J(1) is not contravened where the Secretary of State has issued a direction under regulation 57J(7) permitting the Russian aircraft to overfly or land in the United Kingdom.
(5) In this regulation, “Russian aircraft” has the same meaning as in regulation 57J.”.