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IMPORTANT
Installer and Users please note:
These instructions should be read carefully and left with the user of the
product for future reference.
BEFORE USE
You must inspect the product including its cable for any signs of damage. If the
product is damaged, DO NOT use it, and contact your supplier immediately.
Make sure that you are familiar with the relevant law (which is not the same in
Scotland as it is in England and Wales) even if you are metal detecting on your
own land. We would advise you to follow the
National Council for Metal Detecting
Code of Conduct
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1. Do not trespass. Obtain permission before venturing on to any land.
2. Respect the Country Code, leave gates and property as you find them and
do not damage crops, frighten animals or disturb nesting birds.
3. Wherever the site, do not leave a mess or an unsafe surface for those who
may follow. It is perfectly simple to extract a coin or other small object buried
a few inches below the ground without digging a great hole. Use a suitable
digging implement to cut a neat flap (do not remove the plug of earth entirely
from the ground), extract the object, reinstate the grass, sand or soil carefully,
and even you will have difficulty in locating the find spot again.
4. If you discover any live ammunition or any lethal object such as an
unexploded bomb or mine, do not disturb it. Mark the site carefully and report
the find to the local police and landowner.
5. Help keep Britain tidy. Safely dispose of refuse you come across.
6. Report all unusual historical finds to the landowner, and acquaint yourself
with current NCMD policy relating to the Voluntary Reporting of Portable
Antiquities in England and Wales and the mandatory reporting requirements
in Scotland. See: http://www.treasuretrovescotland.co.uk/index.asp
7. Remember it is illegal for anyone to use a metal detector on a designated
area (e.g. Scheduled Monuments (SM), Sites of Special Scientific Interest
(SSSI), or Ministry of Defence property) without permission from the
appropriate authority. It is also a condition of most agri-environment
agreements that metal detecting access is subject to certain rules and
regulations including mandatory finds recording. Details of these agreements
and the access conditions they impose are shown on the NCMD website.
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Reproduced with kind permission of the National Council for Metal Detecting
Appendix A to the NCMD Constitution Revised February 2000 Amended AGM
June 2012
