DEFSTAN 00-00(PT4)/2(1999) : INTERIM

Preface
Section One: General
1. Scope
2. WARNING
3. Related Documents
4. Definitions and Abbreviations
Section Two: The British Standards Institution (BSI)
5. Introduction
6. BSI Organization
7. BSI Standards Committees
8. Government Support for Standards
9. Withdrawal of Conflicting National Standards
Section Three: MOD Participation in Civil Standardization
10. MOD Policy on the use of Civil Standards
11. Co-ordination of Representatives to BSI
12. Selection and Nomination of Representatives
13. Representative Responsibilities
Fig 1 - BSI Organization
Fig 2 - BSI Standards Development Division Management Structure
Fig 3 - BSI Top Level Technical Committee Structure
Fig 4 - Cycle for policy information
Annex A - Terms of Reference: BSI Standards Policy and Strategy
Committee (OC/13)
Annex B - BSI technical committee prefixes
Annex C - Draft Terms of Reference: DTI Standardization Policy
Committee (SPC)
Annex D - BSI Copyright Licence

Gives and outline of the Ministry of Defence (MOD) policy on the use of Standards and also gives a brief description of the British Standards Institution (BSI). The MOD's participation in BSI's activities is described also together with responsibilities of MOD representatives on BSI committees.