Drone ownership does not give unrestricted right to fly anywhere – Anyenini

He said the particular airspace must first have been formally prohibited under Section 40 before the more severe sanction could properly apply.

He said it would be necessary to establish whether the drones were lawfully acquired or imported, whether they had been registered, whether the operators had permits to fly them, and whether any additional authorisation was required for the particular airspace.

In a Facebook post under his The Law 101 series, he said the principal legal framework includes the Ghana Civil Aviation Act, 2024 (Act 1120), and the Ghana Civil Aviation (RPAS) Directives, 2018, Part 28.