Operator Registration Requirements in the Specific Category

Verified from official sources
UK Regulation (EU) 2019/947 Article 14Version 1Effective -Verified 21 August 2026

In plain language

If you operate any drone in the Specific category, you must be registered as an operator, regardless of how light or small the drone is.

Requirement as structured

UAS operators must register themselves when operating an unmanned aircraft of any mass within the specific category.

Original regulatory text

UAS operators shall register themselves: ... b when operating within the ‘specific’ category an unmanned aircraft of any mass.

Applies when

country
United Kingdom
operation
EU UAS operation
subcategory
specific
regulatory category
General