The instrument imposed temporary altitude and location restrictions on unmanned aircraft flying near Newport, Wales, on June 16th, 2026.

These Regulations impose temporary restrictions on the flying of unmanned aircraft (drones) below 1,100 feet above mean sea level within two narrowly defined geographical areas near Newport, Wales, specifically between 0900 and 2200 hours Co-ordinated Universal Time on June 16th, 2026, citing public safety and security as the necessity, while exempting activities authorized by the Gwent Police Drone Team.

The Order established 500-metre safety zones around three offshore installations undergoing decommissioning and revoked safety zones for three other specific offshore features.

The Offshore Installations (Safety Zones) Order 2026 establishes 500-metre safety zones around three specified offshore installations—Global Producer III, Solan, and Wenlock, using coordinates based on the World Geodetic System 1984, specifically to maintain protection during their ongoing dismantlement phases.

This Order is made by the Secretary of State under the Petroleum Act 1987 and concurrently amends previous orders by removing safety zones related to the Thames Bure Wellhead, Thames Yare Wellhead, and the Victoria Subsea Production Well.

The Secretary of State imposed immediate, temporary emergency restrictions prohibiting low-altitude flight below 1,500 feet over the M5 Avon Bridge area near Bristol, effective immediately via Statutory Instrument.

The Air Navigation (Restriction of Flying) (Bristol) (Emergency) (No. 2) Regulations 2026, made using powers from the Air Navigation Order 2016, immediately prohibit aircraft from flying below 1,500 feet above mean sea level over a restricted area around the M5 Avon Bridge in Bristol, specifying a radius of 1.0 nautical mile; flights operating under directions from Avon and Somerset Police are explicitly exempted from this temporary, emergency measure.

The Air Navigation (Restriction of Flying) (Sourton Down, Devon) (Emergency) Regulations 2026 were revoked due to the conclusion of the emergency that prompted them.

This Statutory Instrument, made by the Secretary of State for Transport, immediately revokes the previous emergency regulations that restricted flying in the specified area of Sourton Down, Devon, because the necessity for those restrictions is deemed to have passed in the public interest.

The document formally corrected a cross-reference error within Regulation 13(5) of The Merchant Shipping (Accident Reporting and Investigation) Regulations 2026.

This statutory instrument is a formal correction notice for the UK's Merchant Shipping (Accident Reporting and Investigation) Regulations 2026, specifically amending Regulation 13(5) on page 11 to change a cross-reference from 'regulation 16(4)' to the correct 'regulation 16(3)' to ensure the legislation functions as intended.

The Air Navigation (Restriction of Flying) (Cramlington, Newcastle) (Emergency) Regulations 2026 were revoked with immediate effect following a decision that emergency flight restrictions were no longer necessary.

These Regulations formally revoke the preceding statutory instrument—The Air Navigation (Restriction of Flying) (Cramlington, Newcastle) (Emergency) Regulations 2026—because the Secretary of State for Transport has determined that the exceptional circumstances requiring the emergency restriction on flying over the Cramlington and Newcastle area are over, thereby immediately lifting all associated flight limitations.

The regulations imposed temporary restrictions on flying below 5,000 feet within a specific radius of Cleethorpes on June 27th and 28th, 2026, for public safety during scheduled flying displays.

The Air Navigation (Restriction of Flying) (Cleethorpes Armed Forces Day) Regulations 2026 establish temporary and specific prohibitions on aircraft flying below 5,000 feet mean sea level within a 3 nautical mile radius centered at 533334N 0000115W between 1100 and 1630 hours UTC on June 27th and 28th, 2026, to safeguard the public during flying displays planned for the Cleethorpes Armed Forces Day event, allowing exceptions only for flights authorized by the Display Director.

Regulations imposed temporary flight restrictions below 4,000 feet around Cosby for The Victory Show between September 4th and 6th, 2026.

The Air Navigation (Restriction of Flying) (The Victory Show, Cosby) Regulations 2026 enforce temporary limitations on aircraft operations below 4,000 feet above mean sea level within a 3.5 nautical mile radius centred at 523314N 0011234W between September 4th and September 6th, 2026, specifically to ensure public safety during flying displays scheduled at The Victory Show in Cosby.