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Outer Space Act 1986

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Outer Space Act 1986
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Act of Parliament
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Long title	An Act to confer licensing and other powers on the Secretary of State to secure compliance with the international obligations of the United Kingdom with respect to the launching and operation of space objects and the carrying on of other activities in outer space by persons connected with this country.
Citation	1986 c. 38
Territorial extent	England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland
Royal assent	18 July 1986
Commencement	31 July 1989
Other legislation
Amended by	Deregulation Act 2015 Space Industry Act 2018
Relates to	Space Industry Act 2018
Status: Amended
Text of statute as originally enacted
Text of the Outer Space Act 1986 as in force today (including any amendments) within the United Kingdom, fromlegislation.gov.uk.

TheOuter Space Act 1986 (c. 38) is anact of Parliament that implements the United Kingdom's international obligations with respect to space launches and operations by people connected to the country. The act did not come into force until 1 August 1989.^[1]

Outline of provisions

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The act specifies that anyone who launches a space object or carries out any activity in outer space must obtain a licence before doing so. This licence must be granted by theSecretary of state and may contain terms enforceable by prosecution.^[1]^[2]

Under section 7 a UK Registry of Outer Space Objects is maintained by theUK Space Agency, and is periodically published.^[3]

Amendment of the Outer Space Act 1986

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Section 12 of theDeregulation Act 2015 amended the Outer Space Act 1986 to ensure licences specify the licensee's liability to indemnify the government regarding space activities authorised by the licence.^[4]

TheSpace Industry Act 2018 extended and improved the regulatory framework for commercial spaceflight activities to be carried out fromspaceports in the United Kingdom and launches and other activities overseas by UK entities.^[5]

References

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^^a ^b"The Outer Space Act 1986 (Fees) Regulations 1989".legislation.gov.uk. Retrieved5 February 2023.
^"Outer Space Act 1986".legislation.gov.uk. Retrieved5 February 2023.confer licensing and other powers on the Secretary of State to secure compliance with the international obligations of the United Kingdom with respect to the launching and operation of space objects
^UK Registry of Outer Space Objects(PDF) (Report). UK Space Agency. October 2020. Retrieved9 January 2021.
^"Licence to operate a space object: how to apply". Retrieved5 July 2020.
^Puschman, Nicholas; et al. (August 2020)."One giant (regulatory) leap for UK spaceflight: the launch of the UK Government's consultation on the supporting regulations to the Space Industry Act 2018". Bird & Bird. Retrieved10 March 2021.

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