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S T A T U T O R Y I N S T R U M E N T S
2026 No. 734
CIVIL AVIATION
The Air Navigation (Restriction of Flying) (Bute Park, Cardiff)
Regulations 2026
Made - - - - 2nd July 2026
Coming into force - - 4th July 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 intending gathering
there 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) (Bute Park,
Cardiff) Regulations 2026 and they come into force on 4th July 2026.
Interpretation
2. The times referred to in regulation 3(1) are Co-ordinated Universal Time(b).
Restricted airspace
3.—(1) Subject to paragraph (2), during the period beginning with 1400 hours and ending with
2230 hours on 4th July 2026 no unmanned aircraft is to fly below 1,100 feet above mean sea level
within the area bounded by a circle having a radius of 0.5 of a nautical mile which is centred at
512928N 0031128W.
(2) Paragraph (1) does not apply to any unmanned aircraft flying in accordance with a
permission issued by the South Wales Police Drone Team.
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Transport
Karen L Michaels
Grade 7
2nd July 2026 Department for Transport
(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).EXPLANATORY NOTE
(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations impose restrictions on the flying of unmanned aircraft in the vicinity of Bute
Park, Cardiff, Wales, where the gathering of a large number of persons is due to take place. The
Civil Aviation Authority and the Department for Transport agree that it is necessary in the public
interest to restrict the flying of unmanned aircraft in that area for reasons of public safety and
security.
The times mentioned in regulation 3(1) are Co-ordinated Universal Time (UTC) which is one hour
behind British Summer Time (BST).
In relation to the permission mentioned in regulation 3(2), the South Wales Police Drone Team
may be contacted as notified.
Full details of these Regulations will be promulgated by Briefing Sheet 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, on telephone number 03301 382515.
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