The Northwood Headquarters Byelaws 2011

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 for securing the safety of the public where public use of that land is permitted and for the government of that land when so used by the public.

These byelaws regulate the area of land known as Northwood Headquarters. The site is split into a number of Controlled Areas and a Protected Area for the purposes of the byelaws. Public access is permitted in the Controlled Areas when they are not closed to the public, except for areas that are enclosed or entry is stated to be prohibited or restricted. Public access is not permitted to land used for residential purposes. The area of public highway lies within one of the Controlled Areas and is coloured green on the map is unaffected by these byelaws.

A copy of these byelaws may be inspected on the Ministry of Defence website http://www.mod.uk/DefenceInternet/MicroSite/DIO/WhatWeDo/Byelaws. Copies are displayed on signboards erected locally and may also be obtained from the Librarian, Defence Infrastructure Organisation, Kingston Road, Sutton Coldfield B75 7RL.

By section 17(2) of the Military Lands Act 1892 any person who commits an offence against any byelaw made under the 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 a permission under byelaw 9(b) should apply in writing to the Byelaws Appointed Person PJHQ-JSU-CMD-CO, Northwood Headquarters, Sandy Lane, Northwood, Middlesex HA6 3HP.