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The Aviation Security (Amendment, Revocation and Consequential Provision) Regulations 2026

This instrument amends existing legislation in the UK by revoking 6 items of secondary assimilated law (formerly known as retained EU law).

• From: Department for Transport
• Published: 26 January 2026
• Last updated: 26 January 2026 — See all updates

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Details

This Instrument revokes 6 items of secondary assimilated law (formerly known as retained EU law), which make provision in the field of aviation security and make amendments to other legislation. They are the:

• remaining provisions of regulation (EU) 2015/1998
• entirety of regulation (EC) 300/2008
• entirety of regulation (EC) 272/2009
• entirety of regulation (EU) 1254/2009
• council decision 2009/97/EC
• council decision 2010/302/EU

It also makes amendments to other legislation to address cross-references to the assimilated law being revoked.

Where applicable, the content of the secondary assimilated law being revoked by these regulations will be retained by alternative provisions being made within the:

• national aviation security programme
• single consolidated direction made under the Aviation Security Act 1982.

With some limited exceptions, there are no changes to aviation security policy arising from the regulation.

Sent to sift: 26 January 2026

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Published 26 January 2026

Last updated 26 January 2026 + show all updates

1. 26 January 2026

   Changes to the Aviation Security (Amendment, Revocation and Consequential Provision) Regulations 2026 have been made for clarity.

2. 26 January 2026

   First published.