Air Force Act 1955 (repealed)

Exemptions for members of regular air forceF2 U.K.

Textual Amendments applied to the whole legislation

F2 Act: the provisions of the 1955 Acts providing for findings of courts-martial to be subject to confirmation and to revision at the direction of the confirming officer cease to have effect (1.4.1997 subject to art. 3 of the commencing S.I.) by virtue of 1996 c. 46, s. 15; S.I. 1997/304, arts. 2, 3, Sch. 2

182 Officers on active list not to be sheriffs. U.K.

An officer of the regular air force on the active list (as defined by order under section two of the M1 Air Force (Constitution) Act 1917) shall not be capable of being nominated or elected to be sheriff of any county, borough, or other place.

Marginal Citations

M1 1917 c. 51.

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Textual Amendments

F1 S. 183 repealed by (E.W.) Criminal Justice Act 1972 (c. 71), Sch. 6 Pt. I, (N.I.) S.I. 1974/2143 (N.I.6), Sch. 5 and (S.) Law Reform (Miscellaneous Provisions) (Scotland) Act 1980 (c. 55), Sch. 3

184 Exemptions from tolls, etc. U.K.

(1) Duties or tolls for embarking from or disembarking on any pier, wharf, quay or landing place in the United Kingdom or any colony, or for passing over any road or bridge in the United Kingdom or any colony, shall not be payable in respect of—

(a) members of the regular air force on duty;

(b) vehicles in air-force service, being vehicles belonging to the Crown or other vehicles driven by persons (whether members of Her Majesty’s forces or not) in the service of the Crown;

(c) goods carried in such vehicles;

(d) horses or other animals in air-force service.

(2) In the last foregoing subsection the expression “in air-force service” means employed under proper air-force authority for the purposes of any body of the regular air force or accompanying any body of the regular air force.

(3) Members of the regular air force on duty when using ferries in Scotland shall be entitled to be carried at half rate.

Modifications etc. (not altering text)

C1 S. 184 extended by Reserve Forces Act 1980 (c. 9), ss. 84(b), 119(b)

C2 S. 184 modified (1.4.1997) by 1996 c. 14, s. 124(2) (with 72(5)); S.I. 1997/305, art. 2

185 Exemption from taking in execution of property used for air-force purposes. U.K.

No judgment or order given or made against a member of any of Her Majesty’s air forces by any court in the United Kingdom or a colony shall be enforced by the levying of execution on any property of the person against whom it is given or made, being arms, ammunition, equipment, instruments or clothing used by him for air-force purposes.