Commentary on provisions of the Act Powers in relation to land Section 41: Power to restrict use of land to secure safety
This section enables the Secretary of State to impose, by order, temporary prohibitions or restrictions on the use of a specified area of land or water to ensure that spacecraft or carrier aircraft may be safely launched or landed, or to prevent the endangerment of persons or property. For example, orders may be imposed to ensure that the use of land is restricted in certain periods, which may include advising people not to enter a given area of land for the duration of a launch window. Orders must specify the periods for which the restriction or prohibition will be in force.
	Orders under this section may not extend to tidal waters beyond the territorial sea adjacent to the United Kingdom (subsection (2)).
	Subsection (5) makes contravening an order an offence.