I'm sorry AirborneAgain. What I meant to write was this:
I think it's clear that at the VFR/IFR and IFR/VFR transition points and levels, flight should be possible under both VFR and IFR. Thus if they are outside controlled airspace, the ceiling at the transition point should be at least
at or above the minimum IFR altitude (usually 1 000 ft above the highest obstacle within 8 km), and if they are inside controlled airspace, the ceiling at the transition point should be at least
1000 ft above the minimum IFR altitude (i.e. 2 000 ft above the highest obstacle within 8 km). [corrected above]
To fly legally IFR under these regulations certain conditions must be met which are VFR / VMC departures and arrivals
Yeah I see what you mean. I'm a bit torn, as I've pointed out on a number of occasions that this obsession with the EIR + IMCR is daft: if you have an EIR and have been trained to fly IAPs because you have an IMCR, just get an IR rather than faffing about with some weird combination of rules. However, since the entire IMCR depends on either a conversion report or an authorisation issued under the new Art 4(8) of the Aircrew Regulation, both of which are in UK hands, then the UK CAA can craft words accordingly.