The British Underwater Test and Evaluation Centre Byelaws 2016

Interpretation

2.—(1) In these Byelaws—

“appointed person” means the person appointed by the Secretary of State for Defence to be responsible for the BUTEC Base Area and the BUTEC Sea Ranges;

“controlled land area” means the area of land coloured blue on Inset A shown on Byelaws Map 2 in Schedule 1;

“enforcement officer” means—

(a)

a member of a service police force in uniform;

(b)

an officer, warrant officer or non–commissioned officer in uniform who is acting under the instructions of the appointed person; and

(c)

a person in the public service of the Crown authorised in writing by the appointed person to act as an enforcement officer;

“firearm” has the meaning given in section 57(1) of the Firearms Act 1968(1);

“Her Majesty’s forces” has the meaning given in section 374 of the Armed Forces Act 2006(2);

“inner sea area” means the area of sea and foreshore coloured dark pink on Byelaws Map 2 in Schedule 1;

“invalid carriage” has the meaning given in section 185(1) of the Road Traffic Act 1988(3);

“motor vehicle” means a mechanically propelled vehicle intended or adapted for use on roads, other than an invalid carriage;

“offensive weapon” means any article made or adapted for use for causing injury to the person, or intended by the person carrying it for such use by that person or by another;

“outer sea areas” means the areas of sea and foreshore coloured light green on Byelaws Map 2 in Schedule 1;

“protected land area” means an area of land coloured pink on Byelaws Map 1 or 2 in Schedule 1;

“protected sea area” means the area of sea and foreshore coloured orange on Byelaws Map 1 in Schedule 1;

“service police force” has the meaning given in section 375 of the Armed Forces Act 2006;

“the BUTEC Base Area” means all of the area shown on Byelaws Map 1 in Schedule 1 that lies within the red line, the location of the area being shown on Byelaws Location Map 1 in that Schedule; and

“the BUTEC Sea Ranges” means all the area shown on Byelaws Map 2 in Schedule 1 that lies within the red line, the location of the area being shown on Byelaws Location Map 2 in that Schedule.

(2) The boundary of that part of the BUTEC Base Area which is sea, or is foreshore and cannot be conveniently marked by permanent marks, is shown marked with numbered points on Byelaws Map 1, and the co-ordinates of those points are given in table 1 in Schedule 2.

(3) The boundary of that part of the BUTEC Sea Ranges which is sea, or is foreshore and cannot be conveniently marked by permanent marks, is shown marked with numbered points on Byelaws Map 2, and the co-ordinates of those points are given in table 2 in Schedule 2.

(4) The boundary of the inner sea area which is sea or foreshore is shown marked with numbered points on Byelaws Map 2, and the co-ordinates of those points are given in table 3 in Schedule 2.

(1)

1968 c. 27. Various amendments have been made to section 57(1) of the Act, none of which is relevant.

(2)

2006 c. 52.

(3)

1988 c. 52.