
2008 No. 1239
Civil Aviation
The Air Navigation (Restriction of Flying) (Scottish Highlands) Regulations 2008
Made 1st May 2008
Coming into force 1st June 2008
The Secretary of State for Transport deems it necessary in the public interest to restrict flying in the Scottish Highlands and certain approaches to the Scottish Highlands and, in exercise of her powers under article 96 of the Air Navigation Order 2005, makes the following Regulations:
1 
These Regulations may be cited as the Air Navigation (Restriction of Flying) (Scottish Highlands) Regulations 2008 and come into force on 1st June 2008.
2 
The Air Navigation (Restriction of Flying) (Scottish Highlands) Regulations 1981 are revoked.
3 

(1) In Regulations 4, 5 and 6 all times referred to are local time.
(2) The notified authority referred to in regulation 7 is the Low Flying Booking Cell at RAF Wittering or such other authority as may be notified in its place.
4 
Subject to regulation 7, between 1500 and 2300 hours each day on or between Monday and Thursday, an aircraft must not fly at or below a height of 5,000 feet above mean sea level within the area bounded by straight lines joining successively the following points—
583000N 0032700W
582524N 0032532W
580345N 0041248W
580300N 0043000W
580000N 0043700W
574700N 0042500W
573900N 0043000W
573800N 0044500W
573000N 0043800W
571800N 0045200W
571100N 0045300W
570900N 0050000W
570000N 0050200W
565400N 0050500W
565600N 0054700W
571300N 0053500W
575000N 0054300W
580000N 0051500W
583000N 0044900W
583000N 0043000W
582500N 0043000W
583000N 0042000W
583000N 0032700W.
5 
Subject to regulation 7, between 1500 and 2300 hours each day on or between Monday and Thursday, an aircraft must not fly at or between 750 feet and 5,000 feet above mean sea level within the area bounded by straight lines joining successively the following points—
575000N 0054300W
574004N 0054050W
573840N 0055739W
570000N 0055644W
570000N 0061504W
574715N 0061637W
575000N 0054300W.
6 

(1) Subject to paragraph (2) and regulation 7, between 1500 and 2300 hours each day on or between Monday and Thursday, an aircraft must not fly below 2,000 feet above mean sea level within either of the following areas bounded respectively by straight lines joining successively the following points—
582218N 0033224W
581434N 0031929W
581121N 0032654W
581900N 0033940W
582218N 0033224W; or
574900N 0040606W
574500N 0040254W
574234N 0041056W
573900N 0043000W
574700N 0042500W
574900N 0040606W.
(2) An aircraft may fly within an area specified in paragraph (1) if it is flying in accordance with an authorisation to cross the area given by the person in charge of Tain Range Danger Area on the notified frequency.
7 
An aircraft may fly within an area specified in regulation 4, 5 or 6 if it is flying in accordance with an authorisation given by the notified authority.
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State
Jim Fitzpatrick
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State
Department for Transport
1st May 2008