David J Best Grade 7  Department for Transport  12th February 2020  Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Transport  EXPLANATORY NOTE  (This note is not part of the Regulations)  2 The point of contact in the Civil Aviation Authority is Mr C W Scott, Principal Airspace  Regulator, Safety and Airspace Regulation Group, on telephone number 03301 382997.  Full details of the Statutory Instrument will be promulgated by Aeronautical Information Circular  (AIC) and Notice To Airmen (NOTAM).  In relation to the permission mentioned in regulation 3(2)(d), the Metropolitan Police Service may  be contacted as notified in the Aeronautical Information Publication.  The times mentioned in regulation 3(1) are Co-ordinated Universal Time (UTC), which for the  purpose of these Regulations is the same as Greenwich Mean Time.  In relation to regulation 3, the term ‘aircraft’ includes aircraft as classified by Part 1 of Schedule 4  to the Air Navigation Order 2016. It also includes, by virtue of article 23 of that Order, any small  balloon, any kite weighing not more than two kilograms, any small unmanned aircraft and any  parachute including a parascending parachute.  These Regulations impose restrictions on flying in the airspace above central London during the  Commonwealth Day Service at Westminster Abbey that is scheduled to take place there on 9th  March 2020. In view of the high visibility of this event and the presence of members of the Royal  Family, and other VIPs, the Civil Aviation Authority and the Department for Transport agree that  flying should be restricted in the vicinity of the event for reasons of public safety and security. 