S T A T U T O R Y I N S T R U M E N T S 2021 No. 577  CIVIL AVIATION  The Air Navigation (Restriction of Flying) (Royal St George’s  Golf Course) Regulations 2021  The Secretary of State has decided that it is in the public interest to restrict flying in the vicinity of  Royal St George’s Golf Course, Sandwich, Kent, by reason of the intended holding of the 2021  Open Golf Championship which is scheduled to take place there.  The Secretary of State makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by  article 239 of the Air Navigation Order 2016( a ).  1.  These Regulations may be cited as the Air Navigation (Restriction of Flying) (Royal St  George’s Golf Course) Regulations 2021 and come into force on 11th July 2021.  2.  In regulation 3(1) the times referred to are Co-ordinated Universal Time( b ).  3. —(1) Subject to paragraph (2), between 0400 hours and 2100 hours on each of the nine days  beginning on 11th July 2021 and ending on 19th July 2021 no aircraft is to fly below 2,000 feet  above mean sea level within the area bounded by a circle having a radius of 1.07 nautical miles  whose centre is at 521628N 0012201E.  (2) Paragraph (1) does not apply to any aircraft—  (a) operating by or on behalf of the—  (b) operating with the permission of Kent Police.  (i) National Police Air Service,  (ii) Helicopter Emergency Services, or  (iii) Maritime and Coastguard Agency, or  ( a ) S.I. 2016/765, to which there are amendments not relevant to these Regulations.  ( b ) Co-ordinated Universal Time (UTC) is one hour behind British Summer Time (BST).  Restricted airspace  Interpretation  Citation and commencement  Made - - - - 12th May 2021  Coming into force - - 11th July 2021 