Official Gazette Notification Text
Official TranscriptS T A T U T O R Y I N S T R U M E N T S 2026 No. 442 CIVIL AVIATION The Air Navigation (Restriction of Flying) (Glasgow Green) Regulations 2026 Made - - - - 21st April 2026 Coming into force - - 19th June 2026 The Secretary of State has decided that it is necessary in the public interest to restrict the flying of unmanned aircraft in the area specified in regulation 3(1) by reason of the intended...
S T A T U T O R Y I N S T R U M E N T S 2026 No. 442 CIVIL AVIATION The Air Navigation (Restriction of Flying) (Glasgow Green) Regulations 2026 Made - - - - 21st April 2026 Coming into force - - 19th June 2026 The Secretary of State has decided that it is necessary in the public interest to restrict the flying of unmanned aircraft in the area specified in regulation 3(1) by reason of the intended gathering of a large number of persons.
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) (Glasgow Green) Regulations 2026 and they come into force on 19th June 2026.
Interpretation
2. The times referred to in regulation 3(2) are Co-ordinated Universal Time(b).
Restricted airspace
3.—(1) Subject to paragraph (3), during the periods specified in paragraph (2) no unmanned aircraft is to fly below 1,300 feet above mean sea level within the area bounded by straight lines joining successively the following points—
(a) 555146N 0041529W,
(b) 555130N 0041327W,
(c) 555131N 0041248W,
(d) 555044N 0041301W,
(e) 555005N 0041416W,
(f) 555037N 0041544W, and
(g) 555146N 0041529W.
(2) The periods referred to in paragraph (1) begin with—
(a) 0900 hours on 19th June 2026 and end with 0030 hours on 20th June 2026, and
(a) S.I. 2016/765, amended by S.I. 2024/990; there are other amending instruments but none is relevant.
(b) Co-ordinated Universal Time (UTC) is one hour behind British Summer Time (BST).(b) 0900 hours and end with 2230 hours on each of 20th and 21st June 2026.
(3) Paragraph (1) does not apply to any unmanned aircraft—
(a) operated by or on behalf of Police Scotland, or
(b) flying with a permission issued by the Police Scotland Aviation Safety & Security Unit.
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Transport Karen L Michaels Grade 7 21st April 2026 Department for Transport EXPLANATORY NOTE (This note is not part of the Regulations) These regulations impose restrictions on the flying of unmanned aircraft in the vicinity of Glasgow Green, Glasgow, Scotland for the TRNSMT Music Festival that is due to take place there on 19th to 21st June 2026, inclusive. At the request of Police Scotland, the Civil Aviation Authority and the Department for Transport agree that the flying of unmanned aircraft should be restricted for reasons of public safety and security.
The times mentioned in regulation 3(2) are Co-ordinated Universal Time (UTC) which is one hour behind British Summer Time (BST).
In relation to the permission mentioned in regulation 3(3)(b), the Police Scotland Aviation Safety & Security Unit may be contacted as notified.
Full details of this Statutory Instrument will be promulgated by Aeronautical Information Circular
(AIC) and Notice to Aviation (NOTAM).
The point of contact in the Civil Aviation Authority is Mr Thomas Shainberg, Airspace Regulator, Safety and Airspace Regulation Group, contactable on telephone number 03301 382515.
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