Consultation outcome

Skytyping and skywriting legalisation

• From: Department for Transport
• Published: 16 March 2020
• Last updated: 17 April 2020 — See all updates

This was published under the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

This consultation has concluded

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Skytyping and skywriting legalisation: outcome and summary of responses

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Detail of outcome

After consultation we progressing with:

• amending the ‘Civil Aviation (aerial advertising) regulations 1995’ to allow the activities of skytyping and skywriting to be lawfully conducted
• updating the ‘Air navigation order 2016’ and other relevant regulations

Secondary legislation will be introduced to give effect to these changes at the earliest opportunity.

Detail of feedback received

A summary of public feedback is included in the consultation outcome.

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Original consultation

Summary

Proposal to legalise skytyping and skywriting as additional forms of aerial advertising activities in the UK.

This consultation ran from
16 March 2020 to 11:45pm on 29 March 2020

Consultation description

We propose legalising the aerial activities of:

• skytyping, which is performed by a formation of 5 aircraft, that delivers a line of text in the sky visible from the ground
• skywriting, which is the formation of letters and symbols from the smoke trail of a single aircraft manoeuvring in the sky and visible from the ground

Skytypying and skywriting would be added to the list of existing aerial displays, such as balloon inscriptions or banner towing behind an aeroplane, currently allowed in the UK..

The proposal, if agreed, would require amendments to the ‘Civil Aviation (aerial advertising) regulations 1995’.

Documents

Skytyping and skywriting: consultation on legalisation

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Published 16 March 2020
Last updated 17 April 2020 + show all updates

1. 17 April 2020

   Outcome and summary of responses released.

2. 16 March 2020

   First published.