Aerial Navigation Act 1913

Aerial Navigation Act 1913
Act of Parliament
	Parliament of the United Kingdom
Long title	An Act to amend the Aerial Navigation Act, 1911.
Citation	2 & 3 Geo. 5. c. 22
Dates
Royal assent	14 February 1913
Other legislation
Amends	Aerial Navigation Act 1911

The Aerial Navigation Act 1913 (2 & 3 Geo. 5. c. 22) was an amendment of the Aerial Navigation Act 1911, designed to protect Britain from attack from air. It was passed within a week and gave the British government the authority to shoot down aircraft flying over prohibited territory.^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]

References

^ Latey, William (1921). "The Law of the Air". Transactions of the Grotius Society. 7: 77–78. ISSN 1479-1234. JSTOR 742929.
^ Bartsch, Ronald I. C. (2016). "1. International aviation law". International Aviation Law: A Practical Guide. London: Routledge. p. 10. ISBN 9781409432876.
^ Higham, Robin (2016). Britain's Imperial Air Routes 1918-1939. Croydon: Fonthill Media. p. 13. ISBN 978-1-78155-370-1.
^ Holman, Brett (2014). "8. The German air menace: 1913, 1922, and 1935". The Next War in the Air: Britain's Fear of the Bomber, 1908–1941. Farnham, Surrey: Ashgate Publishing, Ltd. p. 198. ISBN 9781409447337.

External links

Hansard. 10 February 1913
National Archives

[Latey1921-1] Latey, William (1921). "The Law of the Air". Transactions of the Grotius Society. 7: 77–78. ISSN 1479-1234. JSTOR 742929.

[Bartsch2016-2] Bartsch, Ronald I. C. (2016). "1. International aviation law". International Aviation Law: A Practical Guide. London: Routledge. p. 10. ISBN 9781409432876.

[Higham2016-3] Higham, Robin (2016). Britain's Imperial Air Routes 1918-1939. Croydon: Fonthill Media. p. 13. ISBN 978-1-78155-370-1.

[Holman2014-4] Holman, Brett (2014). "8. The German air menace: 1913, 1922, and 1935". The Next War in the Air: Britain's Fear of the Bomber, 1908–1941. Farnham, Surrey: Ashgate Publishing, Ltd. p. 198. ISBN 9781409447337.

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