# The Lifting Operations and Lifting Equipment Regulations 1998, Regulation 12: Exemption for the armed forces

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

(1) The Secretary of State for Defence may, in the interests of national security, by a certificate in writing exempt any of the home forces, any visiting force or any headquarters from any of 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 certificate in writing at any time.
(2) In this regulation—
(a) “the home forces” has the same meaning as in section 12(1) of the Visiting Forces Act 1952;
(b) “headquarters” has the same meaning as in article 3(2) of the Visiting Forces and International Headquarters (Application of Law) Order 1965;
(c) “visiting force” has the same meaning as it does for the purposes of any provision of Part I of the Visiting Forces Act 1952.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1998/2307/regulation/12 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/lifting-operations-and-lifting-equipment-regulations-1998/regulation-12
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