(1)Section 191—
(a)applies to service as a member of the naval, military or air forces of the Crown but subject to the following provisions of this section, and
(b)applies to employment by an association established for the purposes of Part XI of the M1Reserve Forces Act 1996.
(2)The provisions of this Act which have effect by virtue of section 191 in relation to service as a member of the naval, military or air forces of the Crown are—
(a)Part I,
[F1(aa)in Part V, [F2sections [F343M,] 45A, 47C and 47D,] and sections 48 and 49 so far as relating to [F4those sections] ,]
[F5(ab)section 47C,]
(b)in Part VI, sections [F655 to 57B],
(c)Parts VII and VIII,
(d)in Part IX, sections 92 and 93,
(e)Part X, apart from sections [F798B(2) and (3),] 100 to 103 [F8, 104C] and 134, and
(f)this Part and Parts XIV and XV.
(3)Her Majesty may by Order in Council—
(a)amend subsection (2) by making additions to, or omissions from, the provisions for the time being specified in that subsection, and
(b)make any provision for the time being so specified apply to service as a member of the naval, military or air forces of the Crown subject to such exceptions and modifications as may be specified in the Order in Council,
but no provision contained in Part II may be added to the provisions for the time being specified in subsection (2).
(4)Modifications made by an Order in Council under subsection (3) may include provision precluding the making of a complaint or reference to any [F9employment tribunal] unless [F10—
(a)the person aggrieved has made [F11a service complaint] ; and
(b)the Defence Council have made a determination with respect to the [F12service complaint] .]
[F13(5)Where modifications made by an Order in Council under subsection (3) include provision such as is mentioned in subsection (4), the Order in Council shall also include provision—
(a)enabling a complaint or reference to be made to an [F9employment tribunal] in such circumstances as may be specified in the Order, notwithstanding that provision such as is mentioned in subsection (4) would otherwise preclude the making of the complaint or reference; and
(b)where a complaint or reference is made to an [F9employment tribunal] by virtue of provision such as is mentioned in paragraph (a), enabling the [F14the service complaint procedures] to continue after the complaint or reference is made.]
[F15(6A)In subsections (4) and (5)—
“service complaint” means a complaint under section 334 of the Armed Forces Act 2006;
“the service complaint procedures” means the procedures prescribed by regulations under that section.]
(7)No provision shall be made by virtue of subsection (4) which has the effect of substituting a period longer than six months for any period specified as the normal period for a complaint or reference.
(8)In subsection (7) “the normal period for a complaint or reference”, in relation to any matter within the jurisdiction of an [F9employment tribunal], means the period specified in the relevant enactment as the period within which the complaint or reference must be made (disregarding any provision permitting an extension of that period at the discretion of the tribunal).
Textual Amendments
F1S. 192(2)(aa) inserted (1.10.1998) by S.I. 1998/1833, reg. 31(4)
F2Words in s. 192(2)(aa) substituted (1.9.2002 for certain purposes, otherwise prosp.) by Tax Credits Act 2002 (c. 21), s. 27, Sch. 1 para. 1(5)(a); S.I. 2002/1727, art. 2
F3Words in s. 192(2)(aa) inserted (6.4.2005) by Employment Relations Act 2004 (c. 24), ss. 57(1), 59(2)-(4), Sch. 1 para. 35(a); S.I. 2005/872, arts. 4, 5, Sch. (subject to arts. 6-12)
F4Words in s. 192(2)(aa) substituted (1.9.2002 for certain purposes, otherwise prosp.) by Tax Credits Act 2002 (c. 21), s. 27, Sch. 1 para. 1(5)(b); S.I. 2002/1727, art. 2
F5S. 192(2)(ab) inserted (15.12.1999) by 1999 c. 26, s. 9, Sch. 4 Pt. III para. 31(a); S.I. 1999/2830, art. 2(2), Sch. 1 Pt. II (with Sch. 3 paras. 10, 11)
F6Words in s. 192(2)(b) substituted (15.12.1999) by 1999 c. 26, s. 9 Sch. 4 Pt. III para. 31(b); S.I. 1999/2830, art. 2(2), Sch. 1 Pt. II (with Sch. 3 paras. 10, 11)
F7Words in s. 192(2)(e) inserted (6.4.2005) by Employment Relations Act 2004 (c. 24), ss. 57(1), 59(2)-(4), Sch. 1 para. 35(b); S.I. 2005/872, arts. 4, 5, Sch. (subject to arts. 6-12)
F8Words in s. 192(2)(e) inserted (6.4.2003) by Employment Act 2002 (c. 22), s. 53, Sch. 7 para. 42; S.I. 2002/2866, art. 2(3), Sch. 1 Pt. 3
F9Words in s. 192(4)(5)(a)(b)(8) substituted (1.8.1998) by 1998 c. 8, s. 1(2)(a) (with s. 16(2)); S.I. 1998/1658, art. 2(1), Sch. 1
F10Paras. (a)(b) substituted for words in s. 192(4) (1.10.1997) by 1996 c. 46, s. 26(2); S.I. 1997/2164, art. 2
F11Words in s. 192(4)(a) substituted (1.1.2008) by Armed Forces Act 2006 (c. 52), ss. 378, 383, Sch. 16 para. 136(a)(i); S.I. 2007/2913, art. 3
F12Words in s. 192(4)(b) substituted (1.1.2008) by Armed Forces Act 2006 (c. 52), ss. 378, 383, Sch. 16 para. 136(a)(ii);; S.I. 2007/2913, art. 3
F13S. 192(5) substituted (1.10.1997) by 1996 c. 46, s. 26(3); S.I. 1997/2164, art. 2
F14Words in s. 192(5)(b) substituted (1.1.2008) by Armed Forces Act 2006 (c. 52), ss. 378, 383, Sch. 16 para. 136(b); S.I. 2007/2913, art. 3
F15S. 192(6A) substituted (1.1.2008) for s. 192(6) by Armed Forces Act 2006 (c. 52), ss. 378, 383, Sch. 16 para. 136(c); S.I. 2007/2913, art. 3
Modifications etc. (not altering text)
C1As s. 31 of the Trade Union Reform and Employment Rights Act 1993 has not come into force before the commencement of this Act (22.8.1996), this Act shall have effect until the relevant commencement date as if for section 192 there were substituted the words expressed in Sch. 2 Part II para. 16(1) of this Act. The relevant commencement date is defined by Sch. 2 Part II para 16(2) of this Act.
C2As Part XI of the Reserve Forces Act 1996 has not come into force before the commencement of this Act (22.8.1996), section 192 of this Act shall have effect until the relevant commencement date as if for "Part XI of the Reserve Forces Act 1996" there were substituted "Part VI of the Reserve Forces Act 1980". The relevant commencement date is defined by Sch. 2 Part II para 17(2).
C3S. 192(4) modified (24.4.2009) by The Armed Forces Act 2006 (Transitional Provisions etc) Order 2009 (S.I. 2009/1059), art. 196(1)(f)
C4S. 192(5) modified (24.4.2009) by The Armed Forces Act 2006 (Transitional Provisions etc) Order 2009 (S.I. 2009/1059), art. 196(2)(f)
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