Part 3: Unmanned aircraft Powers relating to the ANO 2016 Policy Background
Now that the Implementing Regulation is applicable and related offences are in force in the ANO 2016, UAS operators must register themselves:
when operating any of the following UA within the lowest of the three categories of risk set out in the Implementing Regulation (the open category, as defined in Article 4 of that Regulation):
a UA with a MTOM of 250g or more which can transfer at least 80 Joules of kinetic energy to a human on impact, or
a UA equipped with a sensor able to capture personal data that is not classified as a toy.
when operating in the second of the three categories of risk set out in the Implementing Regulation (the specific category, as defined in Article 5 of that Regulation).
	Remote pilots flying a UA in the open category must comply with any relevant competency requirements set out in the Implementing Regulation and remote pilots flying a UA in the specific category must comply with the competency requirements set out in the consent from the CAA for the operation (the relevant operational authorisation, light UAS operator certificate ("LUC") or model aircraft club authorisation).
	Prohibitions and offences relating to these registration and competency requirements and also new requirements in relation to tethered small UA were inserted in the ANO 2016 in December 2020 and duplicate or contradictory provisions were removed.
	These measures aim to improve the education and accountability of UA users and the powers in the Act for constables to require proof of UAS operator registration or remote pilot competency will assist enforcement of these requirements. The powers will also help constables to enforce other ANO 2016 requirements by giving them the power to require production of evidence of any "relevant consent" from the CAA or any exemptions in relation to a provision of the ANO 2016 that apply to a particular flight. The power in the Act for a constable to inspect a UA will enable them to establish whether the above powers in relation to UAS operators and remote pilots are exercisable.