S T A T U T O R Y I N S T R U M E N T S
2026 No. 1073
CIVIL AVIATION
The Air Navigation (Restriction of Flying) (Yorkshire Wildlife
Park, South Yorkshire) (Emergency) Regulations 2026
Made - - - - at 4.30 p.m. on 10th October 2026
Coming into force with immediate effect
The Secretary of State for a reason affecting the public interest deems it necessary to restrict flying
in the area specified in...
S T A T U T O R Y I N S T R U M E N T S 2026 No. 1073 CIVIL AVIATION The Air Navigation (Restriction of Flying) (Yorkshire Wildlife Park, South Yorkshire) (Emergency) Regulations 2026 Made - - - - at 4.30 p.m. on 10th October 2026 Coming into force with immediate effect The Secretary of State for a reason affecting the public interest deems it necessary to restrict flying in the area specified in the Schedule by reason of an emergency having arisen in that area.
The Secretary of State makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by article 239 of the Air Navigation Order 2016(a).
Citation and commencement
1. These Regulations may be cited as the Air Navigation (Restriction of Flying) (Yorkshire Wildlife Park, South Yorkshire) (Emergency) Regulations 2026 and come into force with immediate effect.
Restricted airspace
2. No unmanned aircraft is to fly below 2,000 feet above mean sea level over the area specified in Column 1 of the Schedule, being an area bounded by a circle of the radius specified in Column 2 and centred on the position specified in Column 3.
3. These Regulations do not apply to any unmanned aircraft flying in accordance with directions given by South Yorkshire Police.
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Transport Eve Rowland HEO At 4.30 p.m. on 10th October 2026 Department for Transport
(a) S.I. 2016/765, amended by S.I. 2024/990; there are other amending instruments but none is relevant.SCHEDULE Regulation 2 Table 1 Column 1 Column 2 Column 3 Specified area Radius of circle Position of centre of circle (latitude and longitude) Yorkshire Wildlife Park, 1 nautical mile 533027N 0010108W Doncaster, South Yorkshire EXPLANATORY NOTE (This note is not part of the Regulations) These Regulations impose restrictions of an emergency nature on flying in the area specified in the Schedule. They are intended to be of temporary duration and will be revoked as soon as the emergency in question has passed.
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