Armed Forces Act 2021
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Schedule 2 Reserve forces: flexibility of commitments
Section 9 Part 1 Consequential amendments Reserve Forces Act 1996 1 The Reserve Forces Act 1996 is amended as follows. 2 (1) Section 17 (postponement of discharge) is amended as follows. (2) In subsection (1), for “full-time service under a full-time service commitment” substitute “service under a section 24 commitment”. (3) In subsection (2), for “full-time service under a full-time service commitment” substitute “service under a section 24 commitment”. (4) In subsection (4), for “full-time service under a full-time service commitment” substitute “service under a section 24 commitment”. 3 (1) Section 26 (parliamentary control of commitments) is amended as follows. (2) For subsection (1)(a) substitute— (a) in service under section 24 commitments; or . (3) In subsection (2), for “full-time service” substitute “service under section 24 commitments”. (4) In subsection (3), for “full-time service” substitute “service under section 24 commitments”. 4 (1) Section 97 (failure to attend for duty or training) is amended as follows. (2) In subsection (1)— (a) in the words before paragraph (a), for “full-time service” substitute “section 24”; (b) in paragraph (a), for “full-time service”, in the first place it occurs, substitute “section 24”, and omit “full-time” in the second place it occurs. 5 In subsection (1) of section 127 (interpretation)— (a) omit the definition of “full-time service commitment”, and (b) at the appropriate place, insert— “section 24 commitment” means a commitment under section 24; . 6 In Schedule 9 (application of Act to members of transitional classes), in paragraph 11, in the words before sub-paragraph (a), for “full-time service commitment” substitute “commitment under that section”. Armed Forces Act 2006 7 AFA 2006 is amended as follows. 8 In section 62 (time limit for charging Reserve Forces Act offences)— (a) in subsection (3)(c)(ii), for “full-time service” substitute “service under a commitment entered into under section 24 of the Reserve Forces Act 1996”; (b) omit subsection (3)(d). 9 In section 367 (persons subject to service law: regular and reserve forces), in subsection (2)(c), omit “full-time”. Part 2 Transitional provision 10 Regulations under section 24(4) may provide that any provision of section 9 or Part 1 of this Schedule is to have effect in relation to commitments under section 24 or 25 of the Reserve Forces Act 1996 entered into before section 9 comes into force.
Schedule 2 Reserve forces: flexibility of commitments
Section 9 Part 1 Consequential amendments Reserve Forces Act 1996 1 The Reserve Forces Act 1996 is amended as follows. 2 (1) Section 17 (postponement of discharge) is amended as follows. (2) In subsection (1), for “full-time service under a full-time service commitment” substitute “service under a section 24 commitment”. (3) In subsection (2), for “full-time service under a full-time service commitment” substitute “service under a section 24 commitment”. (4) In subsection (4), for “full-time service under a full-time service commitment” substitute “service under a section 24 commitment”. 3 (1) Section 26 (parliamentary control of commitments) is amended as follows. (2) For subsection (1)(a) substitute— (a) in service under section 24 commitments; or . (3) In subsection (2), for “full-time service” substitute “service under section 24 commitments”. (4) In subsection (3), for “full-time service” substitute “service under section 24 commitments”. 4 (1) Section 97 (failure to attend for duty or training) is amended as follows. (2) In subsection (1)— (a) in the words before paragraph (a), for “full-time service” substitute “section 24”; (b) in paragraph (a), for “full-time service”, in the first place it occurs, substitute “section 24”, and omit “full-time” in the second place it occurs. 5 In subsection (1) of section 127 (interpretation)— (a) omit the definition of “full-time service commitment”, and (b) at the appropriate place, insert— “section 24 commitment” means a commitment under section 24; . 6 In Schedule 9 (application of Act to members of transitional classes), in paragraph 11, in the words before sub-paragraph (a), for “full-time service commitment” substitute “commitment under that section”. Armed Forces Act 2006 7 AFA 2006 is amended as follows. 8 In section 62 (time limit for charging Reserve Forces Act offences)— (a) in subsection (3)(c)(ii), for “full-time service” substitute “service under a commitment entered into under section 24 of the Reserve Forces Act 1996”; (b) omit subsection (3)(d). 9 In section 367 (persons subject to service law: regular and reserve forces), in subsection (2)(c), omit “full-time”. Part 2 Transitional provision 10 Regulations under section 24(4) may provide that any provision of section 9 or Part 1 of this Schedule is to have effect in relation to commitments under section 24 or 25 of the Reserve Forces Act 1996 entered into before section 9 comes into force.
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