Statutory Instruments
2025 No. 918
Civil Aviation
The Transport Act 2000 (Air Traffic Services) (Prescribed Terms) Regulations 2025
Made
22nd July 2025
Coming into force
15th August 2025
The Secretary of State makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by section 11(4) of the Transport Act 2000(1) (“the Act”), following consultation with the Civil Aviation Authority in accordance with section 103(9) of the Act.
In accordance with section 103(6) of the Act, a draft of this instrument has been laid before Parliament and approved by a resolution of each House of Parliament.
Citation, commencement, extent and interpretation
1.—(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Transport Act 2000 (Air Traffic Services) (Prescribed Terms) Regulations 2025 and come into force on 15th August 2025.
(2) These Regulations extend to England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.
(3) In these Regulations, “ the Act ” means the Transport Act 2000 .
Prescribed term for the purposes of section 11(3)(b) of the Act
2. For the purposes of section 11(3)(b) of the Act, the following are prescribed terms—
(a)any term specifying air traffic services authorised under a licence;
(b)any term specifying the area in which a licence authorises the provision of air traffic services.
Signed by the Authority of the Secretary of State for Transport
Mike Kane
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State
Department
22nd July 2025
2000 c. 38. Section 11 was amended by the Air Traffic Management and Unmanned Aircraft Act 2021 (c. 12), section 9(1).
Airspace modernisation: consultation on a UK Airspace Design Service (CAP 3029). To inspect a hard copy at CAA premises email OGCMailbox@caa.co.uk or write to The CAA, Legal Department, Aviation House, Beehive Ring Road, Crawley, West Sussex, RH6 0YR or The CAA, Legal Department, Westferry Circus, Canary Wharf, London E14 4HD.
The Civil Aviation Authority (Air Navigation) Directions 2023. A copy is available at https://www.caa.co.uk/media/lzrl3drs/caa-air-navigation-directions-2023.pdf. A hard copy is available for inspection at the CAA Legal Department at the above addresses.