Space Industry Act 2018 Alert Sample


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Space Industry Act 2018 mentioned

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5 Sep 2025, 1:23 p.m. - House of Lords
"to amend the 2018 Space Industry Act in a way that should strengthen then "
Baroness Anelay of St Johns (Conservative) - View Video - View Transcript
5 Sep 2025, 1:24 p.m. - House of Lords
"bill. The bill would amend sections 12 and 36 on the Space Industry Act 2018, to provide legal certainty, "
Baroness Anelay of St Johns (Conservative) - View Video - View Transcript
5 Sep 2025, 1:58 p.m. - House of Lords
"unresolved issue. The current Space Industry Act 2018 operators face "
Lord Clement-Jones (Liberal Democrat) - View Video - View Transcript
5 Sep 2025, 2:08 p.m. - House of Lords
"of the Space Industry Act 2018 which provides that a person does not "
Lord Moylan (Conservative) - View Video - View Transcript
5 Sep 2025, 2:20 p.m. - House of Lords
"France. As the noble Baroness has explained, the powers and that Space Industry Act limit spaceflight "
Lord Hendy of Richmond Hill, Minister of State (Department for Transport) (Labour) - View Video - View Transcript


Parliamentary Debates
Space Industry (Indemnities) Bill
23 speeches (8,462 words)
2nd reading
Friday 5th September 2025 - Lords Chamber
Department for Transport
Mentions:
1: Baroness Anelay of St Johns (Con - Life peer) congratulate for his work, and it received cross-party support.The Bill seeks to amend the 2018 Space Industry Act - Link to Speech
2: Baroness Mobarik (Con - Life peer) The Space Industry Act 2018 gave us the framework to license launches but left indemnity caps to the - Link to Speech
3: Lord Clement-Jones (LD - Life peer) As we have also heard, under the current Space Industry Act 2018, operators face uncapped or unlimited - Link to Speech

Space Industry (Indemnities) Bill
30 speeches (6,146 words)
3rd reading
Friday 4th July 2025 - Commons Chamber
Department for Transport
Mentions:
1: John Grady (Lab - Glasgow East) Which will amend two sections of the Space Industry Act 2018 to provide legal certainty that all spaceflight - Link to Speech
2: Mark Garnier (Con - Wyre Forest) on having such a massive effect on the UK space industry by changing just two words in the Space Industry Act - Link to Speech
3: Mike Reader (Lab - Northampton South) Friend the Member for Glasgow East said, it will make a big difference.The Space Industry Act 2018 laid - Link to Speech
4: Jerome Mayhew (Con - Broadland and Fakenham) Others have already gone through the legal niceties of the Space Industry Act 2018, so I do not propose - Link to Speech

Space Industry (Indemnities) Bill
8 speeches (1,063 words)
Committee stage
Wednesday 18th June 2025 - Public Bill Committees
Department for Transport
Mentions:
1: John Grady (Lab - Glasgow East) more small satellites than anywhere outside California.Clause 1 amends two sections of the Space Industry Act - Link to Speech
2: Mike Kane (Lab - Wythenshawe and Sale East) That is why the Space Industry Act contains powers to limit a spaceflight operator’s liability when carrying - Link to Speech



Select Committee Documents
Wednesday 2nd July 2025
Written Evidence - Meridian Space Command
SPA0098 - UK Engagement with Space

UK Engagement with Space - UK Engagement with Space Committee

Found: Licensing under the Space Industry Act 2018 and Outer Space Act 1986 remains administratively burdensome

Wednesday 2nd July 2025
Written Evidence - Astroscale Ltd
SPA0092 - UK Engagement with Space

UK Engagement with Space - UK Engagement with Space Committee

Found: work encompassed primary and secondary legislation, including the Outer Space Act 1986, the Space Industry Act

Wednesday 2nd July 2025
Written Evidence - London Institute of Space Policy and Law
SPA0097 - UK Engagement with Space

UK Engagement with Space - UK Engagement with Space Committee

Found: Is it the case that the UK’s regulatory environment, anchored in the 2018 Space Industry Act, is “world

Wednesday 18th June 2025
Written Evidence - The Chart Think Tank
SPA0066 - UK Engagement with Space

UK Engagement with Space - UK Engagement with Space Committee

Found: In recent years, the UK has modernised its space governance framework through the Space Industry Act

Monday 16th June 2025
Written Evidence - Royal Aeronautical Society
SPA0057 - UK Engagement with Space

UK Engagement with Space - UK Engagement with Space Committee

Found: Aviation Authority (CAA) should continue developing internationally aligned regulations under the Space Industry Act

Monday 16th June 2025
Written Evidence - Global Network On Sustainability In Space
SPA0063 - UK Engagement with Space

UK Engagement with Space - UK Engagement with Space Committee

Found: sustainable development of space has been made clear through: embedding guidelines in the 2018 Space Industry Act



Secondary Legislation
Criminal Procedure Rules 2025
The Criminal Procedure Rules 2025:
Ministry of Justice
Parliamentary Status - Text of Legislation - Made negative
Laid: Tuesday 22nd July - In Force: 6 Oct 2025

Found: Justice and Courts Act 2015 (c. 2) and section 67 of, and paragraph 2 of Schedule 12 to, the Space Industry Act



Parliamentary Research
Space Industry (Indemnities) Bill: HL Bill 120 of 2024–25 - LLN-2025-0032
Aug. 12 2025

Found: Ostridge Date published: 12 August 2025 The Space Industry (Indemnities) Bill would amend the Space Industry Act



Bill Documents
Aug. 12 2025
Space Industry (Indemnities) Bill: HL Bill 120 of 2024–25
Space Industry (Indemnities) Bill 2024-26
Briefing papers

Found: Ostridge Date published: 12 August 2025 The Space Industry (Indemnities) Bill would amend the Space Industry Act

Jul. 18 2025
HL Bill 120 Explanatory Notes
Space Industry (Indemnities) Bill 2024-26
Explanatory Notes

Found: Commons on 7 July 2025 (HL Bill 120) 2 2 Overview of the Bill 1 This Bill amends the Space Industry Act

Jul. 07 2025
HL Bill 120 (as brought from the Commons)
Space Industry (Indemnities) Bill 2024-26
Bill

Found: the same, as follows:— 1 Licence terms relating to indemnification of government etc In the Space Industry Act

Jun. 30 2025
The UK Space Industry
Space Industry (Indemnities) Bill 2024-26
Briefing papers

Found: The UK Space Industry Summary 1 Overview of UK space industry 2 Strategy and policy 3 Space Industry Act



National Audit Office
Jul. 22 2025
Department for Transport’s annual report and accounts (PDF)

Found: The Department has accepted obligations to indemnify operators under the Space Industry Act 2018 (the



Department Publications - Guidance
Tuesday 21st October 2025
Department for Science, Innovation & Technology
Source Page: Providing range control services: rules and regulations
Document: Providing range control services: rules and regulations (webpage)

Found: Range control services are provided under the Space Industry Act 2018 and include: co-ordinating activities

Tuesday 21st October 2025
Department for Science, Innovation & Technology
Source Page: Operating an orbital space object: rules and regulations
Document: Operating an orbital space object: rules and regulations (webpage)

Found: Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) provides general guidance on:  applying for licences under the Space Industry Act

Tuesday 21st October 2025
Department for Science, Innovation & Technology
Source Page: Launching or returning a rocket or space plane: rules and regulations
Document: Launching or returning a rocket or space plane: rules and regulations (webpage)

Found: Guidance on applying for licences Read general guidance on:  applying for licences under the Space Industry Act

Tuesday 21st October 2025
Department for Science, Innovation & Technology
Source Page: Operating a spaceport: rules and regulations
Document: Operating a spaceport: rules and regulations (webpage)

Found: guidance on:  spaceport licence applicants and licensees (CAA) applying for licences under the Space Industry Act



Department Publications - Statistics
Wednesday 20th August 2025
Department for Science, Innovation & Technology
Source Page: Regulatory Sandbox for Rendezvous and Proximity Operations: Stage 1
Document: (PDF)

Found: was used to simulate the end -to-end licensing process for a fictional RPO mission under the Space Industry Act



Department Publications - Transparency
Tuesday 22nd July 2025
Department for Transport
Source Page: DfT: annual report and accounts 2024 to 2025
Document: (PDF)

Found: The Department has accepted obligations to indemnify operators under the Space Industry Act 2018 (the

Tuesday 22nd July 2025
Department for Transport
Source Page: DfT: annual report and accounts 2024 to 2025
Document: (PDF)

Found: The Department has accepted obligations to indemnify operators under the Space Industry Act 2018 (the

Tuesday 22nd July 2025
Department for Transport
Source Page: DfT: annual report and accounts 2024 to 2025
Document: (PDF)

Found: The Department has accepted obligations to indemnify operators under the Space Industry Act 2018 (the

Thursday 10th July 2025
Department for Science, Innovation & Technology
Source Page: DSIT annual report and accounts 2024 to 2025
Document: (PDF)

Found: 1986 (which regulates spaceflight activities carried out by U K entities overseas) and the Space Industry Act

Thursday 10th July 2025
Department for Science, Innovation & Technology
Source Page: DSIT annual report and accounts 2024 to 2025
Document: (PDF)

Found: 1986 (which regulates spaceflight activities carried out by U K entities overseas) and the Space Industry Act



Non-Departmental Publications - Guidance and Regulation
Oct. 23 2025
Office of the Parliamentary Counsel
Source Page: Common Legislative Solutions: a guide to tabling policy issues
Document: (PDF)
Guidance and Regulation

Found: licences) • Transport (Scotland) Act 2019, Part 7 (workplace parking licensing schemes) • Space Industry Act

Oct. 21 2025
Civil Aviation Authority
Source Page: Providing range control services: rules and regulations
Document: Providing range control services: rules and regulations (webpage)
Guidance and Regulation

Found: Range control services are provided under the Space Industry Act 2018 and include: co-ordinating activities

Oct. 21 2025
Civil Aviation Authority
Source Page: Operating an orbital space object: rules and regulations
Document: Operating an orbital space object: rules and regulations (webpage)
Guidance and Regulation

Found: Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) provides general guidance on:  applying for licences under the Space Industry Act

Oct. 21 2025
Civil Aviation Authority
Source Page: Launching or returning a rocket or space plane: rules and regulations
Document: Launching or returning a rocket or space plane: rules and regulations (webpage)
Guidance and Regulation

Found: Guidance on applying for licences Read general guidance on:  applying for licences under the Space Industry Act

Oct. 21 2025
Civil Aviation Authority
Source Page: Operating a spaceport: rules and regulations
Document: Operating a spaceport: rules and regulations (webpage)
Guidance and Regulation

Found: guidance on:  spaceport licence applicants and licensees (CAA) applying for licences under the Space Industry Act

Jul. 30 2025
Government Operational Research Service
Source Page: The AQuA Book
Document: DESNZ Annual report (PDF)
Guidance and Regulation

Found: . • With the coming into force of the Space Industry Act on 29 July 2021, this act now regulates licensed



Non-Departmental Publications - Transparency
Jul. 21 2025
UK Space Agency
Source Page: UK Space Agency Annual Report and Accounts 2024-2025
Document: (PDF)
Transparency

Found: 1986 (which regulates spaceflight activities carried out by UK entities overseas) and the Space Industry Act

Jul. 21 2025
UK Space Agency
Source Page: UK Space Agency Annual Report and Accounts 2024-2025
Document: (PDF)
Transparency

Found: 1986 (which regulates spaceflight activities carried out by UK entities overseas) and the Space Industry Act