Made under the Air Traffic Management and Unmanned Aircraft Act 2021
1 statutory instrument made using powers in the Air Traffic Management and Unmanned Aircraft Act 2021, newest first. Each one is explained section by section in plain English.
The Unmanned Aircraft (Offences and Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2025
- Department: Department for Transport
- Made under: Police Act 1997, Air Traffic Management and Unmanned Aircraft Act 2021
The Regulations created criminal offences for UAS operators and remote pilots breaching the UK Implementing Regulation for drone operations, set penalties, and amended related UK Acts concerning police powers and existing air navigation rules.
These Regulations establish criminal offences in the UK for UAS operators and remote pilots who fail to comply with specific requirements detailed in the Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/947 concerning the operation of unmanned aircraft systems (UAS).
The legislation, which comes into force in January 2026 across the whole of the UK, specifies the breaches that constitute offences, ranging from registration failures to competency issues across 'open', 'specific', and 'certified' flight categories, sets out associated summary conviction penalties, and makes consequential amendments to the Police Act 1997, the Air Navigation Order 2016, and the Air Traffic Management and Unmanned Aircraft Act 2021 to reflect these new criminal provisions.