The Atomic Weapons Establishment (AWE) Burghfield Byelaws 2010

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Byelaws)

Part II of the Military Lands Act 1892 (c.43) provides for the making of byelaws for regulating the use of land held for military purposes and securing the safety of the public. These byelaws regulate the land at AWE Burghfield.

The land subject to these byelaws, namely the Protected Area and the Controlled Areas, comprise the land held under title numbers BK317833 and BK384888 that are registered at Gloucester District Land Registry, Twyver House, Bruton Way, Gloucester, GL1 1DQ.

A copy of these byelaws and the plans showing the Protected Area and Controlled Areas to which these byelaws apply may be inspected on the Ministry of Defence web site http://www.defence-estates.mod.uk/byelaws/Internet/Intro.html. Copies have also been deposited with the Burghfield Common Library, School Lane, Burghfield Common, Reading RG7 3JZ. Copies may also be obtained from the Librarian, Defence Estates, Kingston Road, Sutton Coldfield B75 7RL.

By section 17(2) of the Military Lands Act 1892, it is provided that any person who commits an offence against any byelaw made under this Act, is liable, on conviction before a court of summary jurisdiction, to a fine not exceeding level 2 on the standard scale. At the time of printing the maximum fine on level 2 is FIVE HUNDRED POUNDS (£500).

Any person seeking an exemption under byelaw 10(b) should apply for permission in writing to the Byelaws Appointed Person, MOD, Room 2060, Building F6.1, AWE Aldermaston, Reading, Berkshire, RG7 4PR.