Change 1 Article Choose an article Title and introductory text 1 Power to maintain the reserve forces. 2 Membership of the reserve forces. 3 Control of numbers in the reserve forces. 4 Orders and regulations concerning the reserve forces. 5 Organisation of the reserve forces. 6 Permanent staff of the reserve forces. 7 Pay, bounty and allowances of the reserve forces. 8 Pensions. 9 Enlistment of men in the reserve forces. 10 Enlistment of foreign nationals and residents. 11 Re-engagement for service. 12 Service in the reserve land and air forces on enlistment. 13 Transfer of men between reserve forces. 14 General powers to discharge men of the reserve forces. 15 Discharge by commanding officer. 16 Entitlement to discharge. 17 Postponement of discharge. 18 Rights of men on being discharged. 19 Orders and regulations as to enlistment etc. 20 Command, posting etc. of men in permanent service. 21 Service of marines in the Royal Fleet Reserve. 22 Training obligations of members of the reserve forces. 23 Power to exempt persons from or relax training obligations. 24 Commitments to a period of full-time service. 25 Additional duties commitments. 26 Parliamentary control of commitments. 27 Voluntary training and other duties. 28 Special agreements. 29 Employers’ consent before entering agreements. 30 New employer’s consent to continuation of agreements. 31 Termination of agreements. 32 Call out of persons who have entered into special agreements. 33 Acceptance into service under Part IV. 34 Release from service under Part IV. 35 Exercise of certain functions under section 32 or 33. 36 Parliamentary control of numbers and reports. 37 Interpretation of Part IV. 38 Purpose of Part V. 39 Employee agreements. 40 Liability of special members to be called out or to train. 41 Cessation of liabilities. 42 Discharge etc. of special members. 43 Call out of special members. 44 Acceptance into service of special members. 45 Release from service of special members. 46 Exercise of certain functions under section 43 or 44. 47 Parliamentary control of numbers and reports. 48 Application of Part V to Crown servants, employees of sub-contractors and self-employed persons. 49 Interpretation of Part V. 50 Liability of members of reserve forces under call-out orders. 51 Geographical extent of liability to service on call out. 52 Call out for national danger, great emergency or attack on the UK. 53 Maximum duration of service on call out under section 52. 53A Agreement to alter limits in section 53 54 Call out for warlike operations. 55 Maximum duration of service on call out under section 54. 55A Agreement to alter limits in section 55 56 Call out for certain purposes. 57 Maximum duration of service on call out under section 56. 57A Agreement to alter limits in section 57 58 Call out of members of a reserve force on authority of call-out order. 59 Acceptance into service under call-out order. 60 Release from service under call-out order. 61 Alteration of authority for call out. 62 Power to exempt persons from or relax call-out liability. 63 Exercise of certain functions under section 58 or 61. 64 Interpretation of Part VI. 65 Liability of officers and former servicemen to be recalled. 66 Persons who may be recalled under Part VII. 67 Geographical extent of liability to service on recall. 68 Recall for national danger, great emergency or attack on the UK. 69 Maximum duration of service on recall. 70 Recall of persons on authority of recall order. 71 Acceptance into service under recall order. 72 Release and discharge from service under recall order. 73 Power to exempt persons from or relax recall liability. 74 Exercise of certain functions under section 70. 75 Power to require information. 76 Recall not to affect service pensions. 77 Interpretation of Part VII. 78 Individual exemptions etc. from call out. 79 Individual exemptions etc. from recall. 80 Effect of exemptions etc. 81 Regulations under section 78 or 79: supplementary. 82 Offences in connection with regulations under section 78 or 79. 83 Payments to individuals in respect of financial loss attributable to call out or recall. 84 Payments to employers etc. in respect of financial loss attributable to call out or recall. 84A Other payments to employers etc of members of reserve forces 85 Regulations under section 83, 84 or 84A: supplementary. 86 Power to suspend payments due to national danger or great emergency. 87 Offences in connection with claims for payments. 88 The reserve forces appeal tribunals. 89 Jurisdiction and powers of appeal tribunals. 90 Appointment of panel of chairmen. 91 Appointment of panel of ordinary members. 92 Membership of tribunals etc. 92A Sections 90 to 92: supplementary 93 General power to make rules. 94 Offences in connection with appeals. 95 Offences against orders and regulations under section 4. 96 Failure to attend for service on call out or recall. 97 Failure to attend for duty or training. 98 Punishment etc. of offences of desertion or absence without leave. 99 False pretence of illegal absence. 100A Arrest by civilian police of deserters and absentees without leave 101 Inducing a person to desert or absent himself. 102 Record of illegal absence. 103 Trial of offences as offences under service law. 104 Jurisdiction of civil courts. 105 Trial of offences by civil court. 106 Offences triable by court-martial or civil court. 107 Time for institution of proceedings. 108 Evidence. 109 Meaning of “civil court”. 110 Establishment of associations for areas in the UK. 111 Constitution of associations. 112 General duties of associations. 113 Powers and duties assignable to associations. 113A Duty to prepare report on volunteer reserve forces 114 Expenses of associations. 115 Accounts of associations. 116 Joint committees of associations. 117 Regulations as to associations. 118 Compensation of displaced employees. 119 Winding-up of associations. 120 Disbanding of units: charitable property. 121 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122 Safeguard of employment for members of reserve forces. 123 Billeting. 124 Exemption from tolls etc. 125 Absence for voting. 125A Supply of contact details by HMRC 125B Prohibition on disclosure of contact details supplied under section 125A 125C Data protection 126 Postponement of transfer to the reserve or discharge of servicemen. 127 Interpretation. 128 Transitory provisions. 129 Application of Act to members of transitional classes. 130 Power to make transitional, consequential etc. provisions. 131 Consequential amendments and repeals. 132 Short title, extent and commencement. SCHEDULE 1 Enlistment SCHEDULE 2 Deserters and absentees without leave SCHEDULE 3 Evidence SCHEDULE 4 Provisions of schemes for the constitution of associations SCHEDULE 5 Charitable property on disbanding of units SCHEDULE 6 SCHEDULE 7 Postponement of transfer to the reserve or discharge from the regular services SCHEDULE 8 Transitory and transitional provisions SCHEDULE 9 Application of Act to members of transitional classes SCHEDULE 10 Minor and consequential amendments SCHEDULE 11 Repeals
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62 Power to exempt persons from or relax call-out liability.
(1) Orders or regulations under section 4 may provide for exempting any members of a reserve force, in such cases as may be prescribed, from liability to be called out under the authority of the provisions of this Part or, as the case may be, any of those provisions.
(2) Such orders or regulations may also provide for relaxing, in such cases as may be prescribed, the liability to be called out under the authority of the provisions of this Part or, as the case may be, any of those provisions.
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62 Power to exempt persons from or relax call-out liability.
(1) Orders or regulations under section 4 may provide for exempting any members of a reserve force, in such cases as may be prescribed, from liability to be called out under the authority of the provisions of this Part or, as the case may be, any of those provisions.
(2) Such orders or regulations may also provide for relaxing, in such cases as may be prescribed, the liability to be called out under the authority of the provisions of this Part or, as the case may be, any of those provisions.
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