The Air Navigation (Restriction of Flying) (Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games, Diving Event, Edinburgh) Regulations 2014

• Citation: S.I. 2014/849
• Sections: 3

Section 1 Citation and commencement

These Regulations may be cited as the Air Navigation (Restriction of Flying) (Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games, Diving Event, Edinburgh) Regulations 2014 and come into force on 30th July 2014.

Section 2 Interpretation

All times referred to in these Regulations are Co-ordinated Universal Time.

Section 3 Restricted airspace

(1) Subject to paragraph (2), between 0700 hours and 2230 hours on 30th and 31st July and 1st and 2nd August 2014 no aircraft is to fly below 6,000 feet above mean sea level within the area bounded by a circle having a radius of 2 nautical miles whose centre is at 555622N 0031020W.

(2) Paragraph (1) does not apply to any aircraft—

(a) making an instrument approach to, or instrument departure from, Edinburgh Airport while under the control of the air traffic control unit at—

(i) Edinburgh Airport; or

(ii) Prestwick Air Traffic Control Centre;

(b) flying in the service of—

(i) Police Scotland;

(ii) the National Police Air Service;

(iii) the Scottish Air Ambulance Service;

(iv) the Helicopter Emergency Medical Service;

(v) the Maritime and Coastguard Agency; or

(vi) Sunset and Vine Global Television Limited ;

(c) flying in accordance with the permission of the Chief Constable of Police Scotland.