The Sculthorpe Training Area Byelaws 2015

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Byelaws)

Part II of the Military Lands Act 1892 (1892 c. 43) provides for the making of byelaws to regulate the use of land belonging to a Secretary of State and appropriated for military purposes and to secure 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 Sculthorpe Training Area, being land belonging to a Secretary of State that has been appropriated for military purposes (which includes any purpose of the Ministry of Defence or of any of Her Majesty’s naval, military or air forces).

The site is split into a number of Controlled Areas and Protected Areas 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 to the Protected Areas is not permitted at any time.

Motor vehicles (except for invalid carriages) and bicycles may only be used on roads within the site.

A copy of these byelaws may be viewed and downloaded from https://www.legislation.gov.uk or https://www.gov.uk and copies are displayed on signboards erected locally.

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. The maximum fine on level 2 is currently five hundred pounds (£500).

Any person seeking a permission under byelaw 10(b) should apply in writing to the Range Liaison Officer, HQ DTE East, West Toffs camp, Thetford, Norfolk, IP26 5EY.