Space Industry Act 2018

Space Industry Act 2018
Act of Parliament
Long titleA Bill to make provision about space activities and suborbital activities; and for connected purposes.
Citation2018 c. 5
Introduced byChris Grayling (Commons)
Lord Callanan (Lords)
Dates
Royal assent15 March 2018
Other legislation
AmendsRailways and Transport Safety Act 2003
Town and Country Planning (Scotland) Act 1997
Transport Act 2000
History of passage through Parliament
Text of statute as originally enacted
Revised text of statute as amended

The Space Industry Act 2018 (c. 5) is an Act of Parliament of the United Kingdom introduced by Chris Grayling as Secretary of State for Transport to extend and improve the regulatory framework for commercial spaceflight activities (involving both launch to orbit and sub-orbital spaceflight) to be carried out from spaceports in the United Kingdom and launches and other activities overseas by UK entities. It operates in conjunction with the Outer Space Act 1986.