Part 3: Unmanned aircraft Schedule 11: Amendment and enforcement regulations Regulations providing for criminal offences or civil penalties
Paragraph 3 gives the Secretary of State a new power to make regulations providing for criminal offences and civil penalties in relation to any "relevant legislation". Paragraph 3(2) limits this power. Regulations made under this power may not provide for offences to be triable only on indictment. In terms of penalties, regulations may not authorise any term of imprisonment or any fine exceeding the statutory maximum for a conviction following a summary trial. For convictions on indictment, regulations may not authorise a term of imprisonment exceeding two years. Paragraph 3(3) limits the statutory maximum for a civil penalty such that it cannot exceed the amount of a fine at level 4 on the standard scale.
	Paragraph 3(4) states that where a civil penalty is imposed, the regulations must also include provision for a right of appeal to a court or tribunal. Paragraph 3(5) sets out further details about the matters which regulations providing for such an appeal may include such as the manner in which such an appeal may be made, including the jurisdiction of the court or tribunal, the grounds, the procedure, the suspension of the imposition of the penalty pending determination, the powers of the court or tribunal, and the method by which any sum payable in pursuance of a decision of the court or tribunal is to be recovered. The potential breadth of the powers of the court or tribunal to which an appeal is made is further clarified by paragraph 3(6) which provides that these may include provision to confirm and to withdraw the penalty, to vary the amount of the penalty, and to award costs.
	Paragraph 3(7) makes it clear that paragraph 3 does not limit the provision that may be made by an Air Navigation Order made under section 60 of the Civil Aviation Act 1982.
	Paragraph 3(8) is self-explanatory.
	When the power conferred by paragraph 3(1) is exercised to create criminal offences as permitted by paragraph 3(1)(a), the regulations will be subject to an affirmative resolution procedure in Parliament, as set out in section 19(3)(f) of the Act. When the power is exercised to create civil penalties, the regulations will be subject to the negative resolution procedure in Parliament.