Citation and commencement
1. These byelaws may be cited as the Thetford Range Byelaws 2011 and shall come into force on 5th August 2011.
Revocation
2. The Thetford Rifle Range in the County of Norfolk Byelaws 1916(1) are revoked.
Interpretation
3. In these byelaws—
“Appointed Person” means the Crown servant who has been appointed by the Secretary of State for Defence to be responsible for the Range Area; and
“Range Area” means the area of land shown coloured blue on the byelaws map set out in Schedule 1 and known as the Thetford Range, and shown for illustrative purposes only on the byelaws location map set out in that Schedule.
Application of byelaws
4. These byelaws apply to the Range Area.
Range Area closed to the public
5. Members of the public shall not—
(a)enter or remain within the Range Area;
(b)allow any animal under their control to enter or remain within the Range Area.
Requirement to use flags or lights when Range Area in use
6. When the Range Area is being used for a military purpose, notice of the fact shall be given by the raising of a red flag during daylight hours and the illumination of a light at all other times at the locations set out in the table in Schedule 2.
Contravention of byelaws
7. Any person who contravenes or attempts to contravene byelaw 5 commits an offence.
Enforcement
8. The following persons are authorised to remove from the Range Area and to take into custody without warrant any person committing an offence against these byelaws and to remove from that area any animal found there in contravention of these byelaws—
(a)the Appointed Person;
(b)any officer, warrant officer, or non-commissioned officer in uniform and acting under the instructions of the Appointed Person; and
(c)any other Crown servant authorised in writing by the Appointed Person.
Signed on behalf of the Secretary of State
Andrew Robathan
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State
Ministry of Defence
5th April 2011