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Version status: In force | Document consolidation status: Updated to reflect all known changes
Version date: 31 December 2020 - onwards
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Regulation 53 Offences

(1) If a prohibition in regulation 51(1) is contravened by the landing of an aircraft falling within that paragraph, the operator and pilot in command of the aircraft commit an offence.

(2) It is an offence for a person to whom a direction is given under regulation 51(4) (direction by airport operator to operator or pilot of aircraft) to fail to comply with the direction.

(3) It is an offence for an airport operator to fail, without reasonable excuse, to comply with a direction given by the Secretary of State under regulation 51(5).

(4) A person who contravenes the prohibition in regulation 52(6) (disclosure of direction) commits an offence.