
1 

(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Ozone-Depleting Substances (Grant of Halon Derogations) Regulations 2025 and come into force on 30th December 2025.
(2) These Regulations extend to England and Wales and Scotland.
2 
In these Regulations—
 “Defence aircraft” means the aircraft listed in Schedule 1 (‘Defence aircraft’) used for the purposes of safeguarding national security;
 “halon 1211” means the substance of that name described in Annex I of the Ozone-Depleting Substances Regulation;
 “Loganair aircraft” means the aircraft listed in Schedule 2 (‘Loganair aircraft’) operated by Loganair (registered company number SC170072);
 “the Ozone-Depleting Substances Regulation” means Regulation (EC) No 1005/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council on substances that deplete the ozone layer (recast).
3 
By way of derogation from the end date in row 4.2 of the table in Annex VI of the Ozone-Depleting Substances Regulation for the use of halon 1211 in portable fire extinguishers for the protection of cabins and crew compartments—
(a) the end date for Defence aircraft in Table 1 of Schedule 1 is 30th June 2027;
(b) the end date for Defence aircraft in Table 2 of Schedule 1 is 31st December 2040; and
(c) the end date for Loganair aircraft is 31st December 2026.
Emma Hardy
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State
4th December 2025Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Schedule 1
Regulation 2


Table 1
Make Model
A400M Atlas C Mk1
Chinook HC Mk5
HC Mk6
HC Mk6A
Dakota Mk3F
Merlin HM Mk2
HC Mk4
HC Mk4A
P-8A Poseidon MRA Mk1
Shadow R1
Wildcat AH Mk1
HMA Mk2

Table 2
Make Model
Globemaster III C-17
Schedule 2
Regulation 2


Table 1
Make Model Registration number
ATR 72-212A G-LMTA
GL-LMTB
G-LMTC
G-LMTD
G-LMTE
G-LMTF
G-LMTG
GL-LMTH
G-LMTI
G-LMTJ
42-500 G-LMRA
G-LMRB
G-LMRE
G-LMSA
G-LMSB
G-LMRD