Retained EU Law SI 2019 United Kingdom

Regulation (EU) 2019/947 (UAS Operations)

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Enforced by
CAA
Status
Amended (in force with amendments)
Penalty ceiling
Regulated

Does it bind you?

Business-side roles with duties under this instrument.

Operator3

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What it requires

Regulations creating concrete business duties or carrying penalties, grouped as the instrument is structured. Titles link to the source text — blue means you’re leaving for legislation.gov.uk.

s.art005 ‘Specific’ category of UAS operations Regulated
  • Obtain operational authorisation from CAA for drone operations not meeting open category rulesOperator
s.art014 Registration of UAS operators and certified UAS Regulated
  • Register yourself and your drones with the CAAOperator
s.art019 Safety information Regulated
  • Report safety-related occurrences and exchange UAS information with CAAOperator
25 other provisions — procedural and definitional
s.annex appendix An entity that intends to be recognised by the competent...
s.annex/appendix/5/paragraph/1 The operations manual for STS defined in Appendix 1 shall...
s.art001 Subject matter
s.art002 Definitions
s.art002 Scope (operations in an enclosed area)
s.art003 Categories of UAS operations
s.art004 ‘Open’ category of UAS operations
s.art006 ‘Certified’ category of UAS operations
s.art007 Rules and procedures for the operation of UAS
s.art008 Rules and procedures for the competency of remote pilots
s.art009 Minimum age for remote pilots
s.art009 Regulations
s.art010 Rules and procedures for the airworthiness of UAS
s.art011 Rules for conducting an operational risk assessment
s.art012 Authorising operations in the ‘specific’ category
s.art013 Cross-border operations or operations outside the state of registration
s.art015 Operational conditions for UAS geographical zones
s.art016 UAS operations in the framework of model aircraft clubs and associations
s.art017 Designation of the competent authority
s.art018 Responsibilities of the CAA
s.art020 Particular provisions concerning the use of certain UAS in the ‘open’ category
s.art020 UAS complying with the Delegated Regulation (EU Law version)
s.art021 Adaptation of authorisations ... and certificates
s.art022 Without prejudice to Article 20, before 1 January 2026 the...
s.art023 (1) This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth...

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