(ii) in accordance with a clearance issued by the air traffic control unit at MoD Boscombe Down, or 

(iii) within the airspace notified as the Salisbury Plain Danger Areas if its does so with the permission of the Senior Air Operations Officer at Salisbury Plain Air Operations. 

Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Transport 

18th May 2021 

## EXPLANATORY NOTE 

(This note is not part of the Regulations) 

David J Best Grade 7 Department for Transport 

These Regulations impose restrictions on flying in the vicinity of Stonehenge, Wiltshire, during the summer and winter solstice events during which it is anticipated there will be large gatherings of persons on 20th and 21st June 2021 and 21st December and 22nd December 2021. For security and public safety reasons, Wiltshire Police has requested the Secretary of State to restrict flying in the vicinity of Stonehenge during these periods. This has been agreed with the Civil Aviation Authority and the Department for Transport. 

In relation to the permission mentioned in regulation 3(2)(b), Wiltshire Police may be contacted as notified. 

The times mentioned in regulation 3(1) are Co-ordinated Universal Time (UTC) which is one hour behind British Summer Time (BST) in regulation 3(1)(a) and is the same time as Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) in regulation 3(1)(b). 

Full details of this Statutory Instrument will be promulgated by Aeronautical Information Circular (AIC) and Notice to Airmen (NOTAM). 

The point of contact in the Civil Aviation Authority is Mr S J Maxted, Airspace Regulator, Safety and Airspace Regulation Group, on telephone number 03301 383216. 

