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The Air Navigation (Restriction of Flying) (High Security Prisons) Regulations 1989

Type Statutory-Instrument

Publication 1989-11-15

State In force

Department Queen's Printer of Acts of Parliament

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Made: 15th November 1989

Coming into force: 11th January 1990

Now therefore the Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by article 69 of the Air Navigation Order 1985[^f00001] and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, hereby makes the following Regulations:

1

These Regulations may be cited as the Air Navigation (Restriction of Flying) (High Security Prisons) Regulations 1989 and shall come into force on 11th January 1990.

2

(1) This regulation applies to each of the high security prisons specified in column 1 of the Schedule hereto, each of which for the purpose of this regulation shall be taken to comprise an area bounded by a circle of the radius specified in column 2 of the said Schedule opposite its name centred on the position so specified in column 3 of the said Schedule.

(2) A helicopter shall not fly over a high security prison to which this regulation applies below such height above mean sea level as is specified in column 4 of the said Schedule opposite its name:Provided that nothing in this regulation shall prohibit:

(a) in relation to the high security prisons at Albany and Parkhurst, flight for the purpose of landing at or taking off from the helicopter landing area at St Mary’s Hospital, Newport with the permission of the person in charge of St Mary’s Hospital, Newport and in accordance with any conditions to which that permission is subject; or

(b) flight by any helicopter operated by or on behalf of a police force for any area of the United Kingdom.

SCHEDULE

(1)	(2)	(3)	(4)
Name of High Security Prison	Radius in Nautical Miles	Position	Height in Feet
Albany	2	N5042·63W00118·35	2,300
Parkhurst	2	N5042·63W00118.35	2,300
Long Lartin	2	N5206·43W00151·23	2,200
Gartree	2	N5229·75W00057·60	2,400
Full Sutton	2	N5358·60W00052·30	2,000
Frankland	2	N5448·32W00132·93	2,200
Shotts	2	N5549·83W00349·50	2,800

Signed

Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Transport

A. J. Goldman — An Under Secretary in — 15th November 1989

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations impose restrictions on helicopter flying in specified airspace around high security prisons.

Footnotes

[^f00001]: S.I. 1985/1643, to which there are amendments not relevant to these Regulations.

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