S T A T U T O R Y I N S T R U M E N T S
2025 No. 313
CIVIL AVIATION
The Air Navigation (Restriction of Flying) (North East of Spurn
Point) (Emergency) Regulations 2025
Made - - - - at 3.25 p.m. on 10th March 2025
Coming into force - - with immediate effect
The Secretary of State for a reason affecting the public interest deems it necessary to restrict flying
in the area specified in the Schedule...
S T A T U T O R Y I N S T R U M E N T S 2025 No. 313 CIVIL AVIATION The Air Navigation (Restriction of Flying) (North East of Spurn Point) (Emergency) Regulations 2025 Made - - - - at 3.25 p.m. on 10th March 2025 Coming into force - - with immediate effect The Secretary of State for a reason affecting the public interest deems it necessary to restrict flying in the area specified in the Schedule by reason of an emergency having arisen in that area.
The Secretary of State makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by article 239 of the Air Navigation Order 2016(a).
Citation and commencement
1. These Regulations may be cited as the Air Navigation (Restriction of Flying) (North East of Spurn Point) (Emergency) Regulations 2025 and they come into force with immediate effect.
Restricted airspace
2. No aircraft is to fly below 2,000 feet above mean sea level over the area specified in Column 1 of the Schedule, being an area bounded by a circle of the radius specified in Column 2 and centred on the position specified in Column 3.
3. These Regulations do not apply to any aircraft flying in accordance with directions given by the United Kingdom Aeronautical Rescue Coordination Centre, HM Coastguard who may be contacted by telephone on 0344 3820800 or 0344 3820901.
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Transport David J Best Grade 7 At 3.25 p.m. on 10th March 2025 Department for Transport
(a) S.I. 2016/765, amended by S.I. 2024/990; there are other amending instruments but none is relevant.SCHEDULE Regulation 2 Table 1 Column 1 Column 2 Column 3 Specified area Radius of circle Position of centre of circle (latitude and longitude) North East of Spurn Point 3 nautical miles 534400N 0002400E EXPLANATORY NOTE (This note is not part of the Regulations) These Regulations impose restrictions of an emergency nature on flying in the area specified in the Schedule. They are intended to be of temporary duration and will be revoked as soon as the emergency in question has passed.
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