The Air Navigation (Restriction of Flying) (Belarusian Aircraft) (Revocation) Regulations 2022

Madeat 12.27 a.m. on 20th July 2022

Coming into forcewith immediate effect

The Secretary of State has decided that it is necessary in the public interest to revoke the restriction on flying regulations for aircraft on scheduled services which are owned, chartered or operated by a person connected with Belarus, or which are registered in Belarus.

The Secretary of State makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by article 239 of the Air Navigation Order 20161.

Citation and Commencement1.

These Regulations may be cited as the Air Navigation (Restriction of Flying) (Belarusian Aircraft) (Revocation) Regulations 2022 and they come into force with immediate effect.

Revocation of Regulations2.

The Air Navigation (Restriction of Flying) (Belarusian Aircraft) Regulations 20212 are revoked.

Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Transport

Robert Courts

Parliamentary Under Secretary of State

Department for Transport

At 12.27 a.m. on 20th July 2022

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations revoke the statutory instrument which imposed restrictions on the flying in United Kingdom airspace, including in the airspace above the United Kingdom’s territorial sea, by aircraft on scheduled services which are owned, chartered or operated by a person connected with Belarus, or which are registered in Belarus (S.I. 2021/1475). Those Regulations are no longer considered necessary and are revoked.