The classic family tradition that we have all made and which is in fact still illegal in the UK
The UK still has some very weird laws in place, but one that concerns a classic family tradition might just take the cake.
Flying a kite is something we all have done in life – whether it’s being taken by our own parents on a windy day, or doing the same with your own child, or both.
Almost all of us will, at some point in our life, have pulled out a kite and watched it looping and whirling in the sky.
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However, flying a kite in a certain way is still technically prohibited by UK law.
Under the Metropolitan Police Act of 1839, it is illegal to fly a kite in any public place, which includes parks. According to the law, anyone “who flies a kite or plays any game to the detriment of locals or passengers” could be subject to a fine of up to £ 500.
It should be pointed out that this essentially prohibits flying a kite in a way that disturbs others, but this is widely open to interpretation and could mean that each of us is technically subject to a fine for flying kites.
However, the law also affects the kite in another way – although that is a bit more difficult to achieve for your average kite.
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Since kites are under the letter of the law considered to be a form of airplane, and therefore must comply with the rules of the air.
It’s pretty straightforward overall – no kite should fly above 60 meters or 200 feet, as the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) airspace regulations issue special kites for the kite. – flying at heights greater than 60 meters above the ground.
Kite groups and companies will regularly seek permission from the CAA to exceed this height, but this can be rejected if there are reasons why it would be unsafe or intrusive.
It is also provided by law that no kite may be used in the aerodrome traffic zone of a notified aerodrome, nor authorized within 5 km of an airport so as not to interfere with the traffic. air.
Flying kites at night also requires that lights be displayed to clearly indicate its presence.
So it turns out that flying a kite can be a surprisingly risky business in the UK – but ours isn’t the only country with laws on the practice.
Kite flying unless in possession of a license is in fact illegal in India under the Indian Aircraft Act of 1934, which was amended in 2008. Section 11 allows perpetrators to be imprisoned for two years, to pay a fine of ten lakh rupees or face jail and a fine.
The Indian Aircraft Act of 1934 states in section 11 that “anyone who willfully flies an aircraft in such a way as to endanger any person or property on land, water or in the air shall be liable to death. ‘imprisonment of up to extend to 1 [two years, or with fine which may extend to ten lakh rupees], or with both.
The law was confirmed and amended in 2008 with an increase in the authorized prison sentence and the amount of the fine.
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