Reserve Forces Act 1980

28 Differing service liabilities of those called out

(1) Where a person—

(a) is in service in pursuance of a notice under section 14(1) above or in pursuance of a call-out notice under section 26(1) above specifying an enactment mentioned in section 26(1), and

(b) if he were not in service he would be liable to be called into service by a call-out notice under section 26(1) or, as the case may be, by such a call-out notice specifying a different enactment so mentioned,

the Secretary of State may direct that, on the date of the direction or a later date specified in the direction, that person shall be deemed to be called into service by a call-out notice under section 26(1) specifying such of those enactments applicable to him as is specified in the direction.

(2) Where a person is deemed in pursuance of subsection (1) above to be called into service by virtue of an enactment specified in a direction under that subsection, his service under any other enactment by virtue of which he was previously serving shall cease.

(3) The power to give a direction under this section includes power—

(a) to make provision for persons of such descriptions as are specified in the direction or in respect of an individual; and

(b) to make different provision for different circumstances.