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<Commentary id="c2087120" Type="I">
<Para>
<Text>
Act wholly in force at 1.1.2004, see
<CitationSubRef id="c01124" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2003/41/section/221" SectionRef="section-221">s. 221</CitationSubRef>
and
<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2003/3103" id="c01125" Class="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument" Year="2003" Number="3103">S.I. 2003/3103</Citation>
,
<CitationSubRef CitationRef="c01125" id="c01126" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2003/3103/article/2" Operative="true" SectionRef="article-2">art. 2</CitationSubRef>
(subject to
<CitationSubRef CitationRef="c01125" id="c01127" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2003/3103/article/3" UpTo="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2003/3103/article/5" Type="group" StartSectionRef="article-3" EndSectionRef="article-5">arts. 3-5</CitationSubRef>
) (as amended by
<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2003/3258" id="c01128" Class="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument" Year="2003" Number="3258">S.I. 2003/3258</Citation>
art. 2(2) and
<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2003/3312" id="c01129" Class="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument" Year="2003" Number="3312">S.I. 2003/3312</Citation>
art. 2(2))
</Text>
</Para>
</Commentary>
<Commentary id="c2087932" Type="F">
<Para>
<Text>
<CitationSubRef id="c01130" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2003/41/section/73/7" SectionRef="section-73-7">S. 73(7)</CitationSubRef>
substituted (28.3.2009 for certain purposes, otherwise 31.10.2009) by
<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2006/52" id="c01131" Year="2006" Class="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct" Number="52" Title="Armed Forces Act 2006">Armed Forces Act 2006 (c. 52)</Citation>
,
<CitationSubRef CitationRef="c01131" id="c01132" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2006/52/section/378" SectionRef="section-378">ss. 378</CitationSubRef>
,
<CitationSubRef CitationRef="c01131" id="c01133" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2006/52/section/383" SectionRef="section-383">383</CitationSubRef>
,
<CitationSubRef CitationRef="c01131" id="c01134" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2006/52/schedule/16/paragraph/203/a" SectionRef="schedule-16-paragraph-203-a" Operative="true">Sch. 16 para. 203(a)</CitationSubRef>
;
<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2009/812" id="c01135" Class="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument" Year="2009" Number="812">S.I. 2009/812</Citation>
,
<CitationSubRef CitationRef="c01135" id="c01136" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2009/812/article/3" SectionRef="article-3" Operative="true">art. 3</CitationSubRef>
(with transitional provisions (24.4.2009 for certain purposes otherwise 31.10.2009) in
<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2009/1059" id="c01137" Class="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument" Year="2009" Number="1059">S.I. 2009/1059</Citation>
);
<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2009/1167" id="c01138" Class="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument" Year="2009" Number="1167">S.I. 2009/1167</Citation>
,
<CitationSubRef CitationRef="c01138" id="c01139" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2009/1167/article/4" SectionRef="article-4" Operative="true">art. 4</CitationSubRef>
</Text>
</Para>
</Commentary>
<Commentary id="c2087931" Type="F">
<Para>
<Text>
<CitationSubRef id="c01140" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2003/41/section/73/9" SectionRef="section-73-9">S. 73(9)</CitationSubRef>
repealed (28.3.2009 for certain purposes, otherwise 31.10.2009) by
<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2006/52" id="c01141" Year="2006" Class="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct" Number="52" Title="Armed Forces Act 2006">Armed Forces Act 2006 (c. 52)</Citation>
,
<CitationSubRef CitationRef="c01141" id="c01142" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2006/52/section/378" SectionRef="section-378">ss. 378</CitationSubRef>
,
<CitationSubRef CitationRef="c01141" id="c01143" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2006/52/section/383" SectionRef="section-383">383</CitationSubRef>
,
<CitationSubRef CitationRef="c01141" id="c01144" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2006/52/schedule/16/paragraph/203/b" SectionRef="schedule-16-paragraph-203-b">Sch. 16 para. 203(b)</CitationSubRef>
,
<CitationSubRef CitationRef="c01141" id="c01145" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2006/52/schedule/17" SectionRef="schedule-17" Operative="true">Sch. 17</CitationSubRef>
;
<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2009/812" id="c01146" Class="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument" Year="2009" Number="812">S.I. 2009/812</Citation>
,
<CitationSubRef CitationRef="c01146" id="c01147" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2009/812/article/3" SectionRef="article-3" Operative="true">art. 3</CitationSubRef>
(with transitional provisions (24.4.2009 for certain purposes otherwise 31.10.2009) in
<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2009/1059" id="c01148" Class="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument" Year="2009" Number="1059">S.I. 2009/1059</Citation>
);
<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2009/1167" id="c01149" Class="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument" Year="2009" Number="1167">S.I. 2009/1167</Citation>
,
<CitationSubRef CitationRef="c01149" id="c01150" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2009/1167/article/4" SectionRef="article-4" Operative="true">art. 4</CitationSubRef>
</Text>
</Para>
</Commentary>
<Commentary id="c2087117" Type="I">
<Para>
<Text>
Act wholly in force at 1.1.2004, see
<CitationSubRef id="c01164" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2003/41/section/221" SectionRef="section-221">s. 221</CitationSubRef>
and
<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2003/3103" id="c01165" Class="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument" Year="2003" Number="3103">S.I. 2003/3103</Citation>
,
<CitationSubRef CitationRef="c01165" id="c01166" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2003/3103/article/2" Operative="true" SectionRef="article-2">art. 2</CitationSubRef>
(subject to
<CitationSubRef CitationRef="c01165" id="c01167" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2003/3103/article/3" UpTo="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2003/3103/article/5" Type="group" StartSectionRef="article-3" EndSectionRef="article-5">arts. 3-5</CitationSubRef>
) (as amended by
<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2003/3258" id="c01168" Class="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument" Year="2003" Number="3258">S.I. 2003/3258</Citation>
art. 2(2) and
<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2003/3312" id="c01169" Class="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument" Year="2003" Number="3312">S.I. 2003/3312</Citation>
art. 2(2))
</Text>
</Para>
</Commentary>
<Commentary id="c2087113" Type="I">
<Para>
<Text>
Act wholly in force at 1.1.2004, see
<CitationSubRef id="c02083" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2003/41/section/221" SectionRef="section-221">s. 221</CitationSubRef>
and
<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2003/3103" id="c02084" Class="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument" Year="2003" Number="3103">S.I. 2003/3103</Citation>
,
<CitationSubRef CitationRef="c02084" id="c02085" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2003/3103/article/2" Operative="true" SectionRef="article-2">art. 2</CitationSubRef>
(subject to
<CitationSubRef CitationRef="c02084" id="c02086" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2003/3103/article/3" UpTo="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2003/3103/article/5" Type="group" StartSectionRef="article-3" EndSectionRef="article-5">arts. 3-5</CitationSubRef>
) (as amended by
<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2003/3258" id="c02087" Class="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument" Year="2003" Number="3258">S.I. 2003/3258</Citation>
art. 2(2) and
<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2003/3312" id="c02088" Class="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument" Year="2003" Number="3312">S.I. 2003/3312</Citation>
art. 2(2))
</Text>
</Para>
</Commentary>
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