Exemptions
8.—(1) Subject to paragraph (2) the Department may, by a certificate in writing, exempt any person or class of persons from any requirement imposed by these Regulations and any such exemption may be granted subject to conditions and to a limit of time and may be revoked by a further certificate in writing at any time.
(2) The Department shall not grant any such exemptions unless, having regard to the circumstances of the case, and in particular to—
(a)The conditions, if any, which it proposes to attach to the exemption; and
(b)Any other requirements imposed by or under any enactment, which apply to the case, it is satisfied that the health and safety of persons who are likely to be affected by the exemption will not be prejudiced in consequence of it.
(3) The Secretary of State for Defence may, in the interests of national security, by a certificate in writing exempt any person or class of persons from the requirements of these Regulations and any such exemption may be granted subject to conditions and to a limit of time and may be revoked by the said Secretary of State by a further certificate in writing at any time.