Sovereign Base Areas definition
Examples of Sovereign Base Areas in a sentence
The Protocol on Ireland / Northern Ireland, the Protocol relating to the Sovereign Base Areas in Cyprus, the Protocol on Gibraltar, and Annexes I to IX shall form an integral part of this Agreement.
Notwithstanding paragraphs 1 and 2, this Agreement shall not apply to the Sovereign Base Areas of Akrotiri and Dhekelia in the Republic of Cyprus.
Provision is made in Section 8, 3 for the establishment of a Committee to keep under review questions relating to water supplies affecting on the one hand the Sovereign Base Areas and the United Kingdom sites and other installations, and on the other hand the Republic.
BFC is comprised of units from across the British armed forces (army, navy, royal air force, and royal marines) and their presence is mostly located in the Sovereign Base Areas (SBAs) on Cyprus in the east and west of the island in Dhekelia and Agios Nikolaos (Eastern SBA, or ESBA) and Akrotiri and Episkopi (Western SBA, or WSBA).
If you have an industrial accident or contract an industrial disease while you are working in Cyprus, including the Sovereign Base Areas, but are still insured under the UK scheme, you will be treated as if the accident happened or you contracted the disease in the UK.
The provisions are reciprocal and will apply both to United Kingdom forces in the Republic and to Cypriot forces in the Sovereign Base Areas.
BFC use a single clearing agent for the purpose of importing goods into the Sovereign Base Areas (SBAs).
The British Forces Broadcasting Service also operates radio and TV stations, although the TV signal is now confined to the Sovereign Base Areas or encrypted for copyright reasons.
Article 4 and Annex C deal with the status of forces in the territory of the Republic and in the Sovereign Base Areas.
If you are getting UK short-term Incapacity Benefit or Maternity Allowance and you plan to go to Cyprus or the Sovereign Base Areas, let your Jobcentre Plus/social security office know well before you leave the UK.