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Exemptions for defence and national security

3.  The provisions of the 2003 Act and any subordinate legislation made under it shall not apply to–

(a)a building, or work to or in a building, used or to be used for the purposes of national security;

(b)work to or in a building, carried out for the purposes of national security; or

(c)a building, or work to or in a building, occupied for the purposes of–

(i)the Secretary of State for Defence;

(ii)the Defence Council;

(iii)any of the armed forces of the Crown;

(iv)any visiting force as defined in the Visiting Forces Act 1952(1); or

(v)any international headquarters or defence organisation designated for the purposes of the International Headquarters and Defence Organisations Act 1964(2).