Citation and commencement

1.  These Regulations may be cited as the Air Navigation (Restriction of Flying) (Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games, Shooting Event, Barry Buddon, Angus) Regulations 2014 and come into force on 25th July 2014.

Interpretation

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

Restricted airspace

3.  (1)  Subject to paragraph (2), between 0530 hours and 1900 hours on 25th, 26th, 27th, 28th and 29th July 2014 no aircraft is to fly below 3,000 feet above mean sea level within the area bounded by a circle having a radius of 2 nautical miles whose centre is at 562917N 0024431W.

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

(a)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(2);

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

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

From 25th to 29th July 2014 (inclusive) the Barry Buddon Shooting Centre, Barry Buddon, Angus, will be the venue for the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games shooting events. For security and public safety reasons, the Chief Constable of Police Scotland has requested the Secretary of State to make Restriction of Flying Regulations for the area in the vicinity of Barry Buddon. This request has been endorsed by the Safety and Airspace Regulation Group of the Civil Aviation Authority.

These Regulations establish a restricted zone in the specified airspace over the Commonwealth Games' shooting venues. That restricted zone applies from 0630 hours British Summer Time to 2000 hours British Summer Time on 25th, 26th, 27th, 28th and 29th July 2014.

Full details of the restricted airspace will be promulgated by Aeronautical Information Circular and Notice To Airmen.

Further enquiries of the Safety and Airspace Regulation Group of the Civil Aviation Authority can be made to Mr R E J Gratton, Principal Airspace Regulator, Tel: 020 7453 6586.