Paragraph 19 Unexploded ordnanceI1

England and Wales

(1)

No service users may be accommodated on the Order land until—

(a)

a non-intrusive survey has been carried out to determine whether, and if so, where, unexploded ordnance is present on the Order land, including in any building or structure;

(b)

a report for the Home Secretary, setting out the findings of that survey and any remedial steps, has been prepared by, or under the supervision of, or verified by, an ordnance specialist.

(2)

When the Home Secretary has decided what remedial steps, if any, to take, the Home Secretary must send to the Secretary of State—

(a)

a copy of the report prepared under sub-paragraph (1)(b);

(b)

a notice setting out—

(i)

the remedial steps that the Home Secretary has decided to take, or

(ii)

that the Home Secretary has decided that no remedial steps require to be taken.

(3)

No service users may be accommodated on the Order land until the Secretary of State has received—

(a)

a notice from the Home Secretary under sub-paragraph (2)(b)(ii), or

(b)

a report, prepared by an ordnance specialist for the Home Secretary, confirming that the Home Secretary has taken the steps set out in a notice under sub-paragraph (2)(b)(i).

Annotations

Commencement

I1: Sch. 3 para. 19 in force at 11.4.2024, see art. 1(2)