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Reserve Forces Act 1980

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141 Membership of armed forces and application of military law.

Persons of the Ulster Defence Regiment shall be members of the armed forces of the Crown, and— (a) any holder of a land forces commission who is for the time being assigned for duty with the Ulster Defence Regiment, and any other member of that force when serving on its permanent staff, shall be subject to military law; (b) any member of the Ulster Defence Regiment to whom paragraph (a) above does not apply shall be subject to military law— (i) at all times when called out for service under sections 10, 24, 25 and 44 above or when undergoing training whether in pursuance of an obligation under those sections or not; and (ii) at any other time when he is in possession, or when, in pursuance of any order given or permission granted by a superior officer of his, he is required or authorised to be in possession, of any arms or ammunition or of any prescribed description of equipment, being arms, ammunition or equipment belonging to Her Majesty.

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141 Membership of armed forces and application of military law.

Persons of the Ulster Defence Regiment shall be members of the armed forces of the Crown, and— (a) any holder of a land forces commission who is for the time being assigned for duty with the Ulster Defence Regiment, and any other member of that force when serving on its permanent staff, shall be subject to military law; (b) any member of the Ulster Defence Regiment to whom paragraph (a) above does not apply shall be subject to military law— (i) at all times when called out for service under sections 10, 24, 25 and 44 above or when undergoing training whether in pursuance of an obligation under those sections or not; and (ii) at any other time when he is in possession, or when, in pursuance of any order given or permission granted by a superior officer of his, he is required or authorised to be in possession, of any arms or ammunition or of any prescribed description of equipment, being arms, ammunition or equipment belonging to Her Majesty.

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