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The Aviation Safety (Amendment) Regulations 2026

This instrument amends existing legislation implementing the Aviation Safety (Amendment) Regulations 2026 in the UK to exempt industry from meeting certain safety requirements.

From:
Department for Transport
Published
21 January 2026

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Details

This instrument amends existing legislation implementing the Aviation Safety (Amendment) Regulations 2026 in the UK to exempt industry from meeting certain safety requirements.

The amendments will allow the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) to exempt industry from meeting certain safety requirements in more circumstances. For example:

  • testing new types of aircraft
  • supporting air traffic control for one-off major events (for example, Royal Ascot)

This instrument also removes a criminal sanction that has never been used from the Air Navigation Order, as it is not needed. This is because the CAA has sufficient regulatory enforcement powers to ensure compliance.

This removal is required so that forthcoming provisions that are included in the Aviation Safety (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2026 can go ahead.

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