34U.K.After section 53 of that Act insert—
“53AAgreement to alter limits in section 53
(1)This section applies to a person if—
(a)he is not in service under a call-out order under section 52; and
(b)if accepted into service under such a call-out order, he would be immediately entitled to release under section 53(6) or (10).
(2)The person may agree in writing that, if he is accepted into service under a call-out order under section 52, in calculating when he is entitled to be released by virtue of section 53(6) or (10) any service of his under this Part or Part 4, 5 or 7 that occurred before he entered into the agreement is to be treated as not having occurred.
(3)An agreement under subsection (2) may also provide that, if the person is accepted into service under a call-out order under section 52, section 53 shall apply in his case as if for the period of 3 years specified in subsection (6) there were substituted a shorter period specified in the agreement.
(4)If an order under section 53(11) applies in relation to the person, subsection (3) above has effect as if the reference to the period of 3 years were to the period of 5 years.”
Commencement Information
I1Sch. 14 para. 34 in force at 15.10.2007 by S.I. 2007/2913, art. 2