The Armed Forces Act 1996 (Commencement No. 5) Order 2005

Statutory Instruments

2005 No. 1119 (C.48 )

DEFENCE

The Armed Forces Act 1996 (Commencement No. 5) Order 2005

Made

6 April 2005

The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred upon him by section 36(2) of the Armed Forces Act 1996(1) hereby makes the following Order:

1.  This Order may be cited as the Armed Forces Act 1996 (Commencement No. 5) Order 2005.

2.  Section 35 of and Schedule 7 to the Armed Forces Act 1996, so far as not already in force, shall come into force on 29 April 2005.

Ivor Caplin

Parliamentary Under Secretary of State Ministry of Defence

6 April 2005

Explanatory Note

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order brings into force those repeals in Schedule 7 to the Armed Forces Act 1996 which are not already in force. The effect is to bring into force the repeal of section 46 of the Mental Health Act 1983(2), section 69 of the Mental Health (Scotland) Act 1984(3) and Article 52 of the Mental Health (Northern Ireland) Order 1986(4).

Note as to Earlier Commencement Orders

(This note is not part of the Order)

The following provisions of the Act have been brought into force by commencement order made before the date of this Order:

Provision	Date of Commencement	S.I. No.
ss.2, 6 and 7, 11 to 14, 18 and 19, 30 to 33, 35, Sch.4, Sch.6 (partially) and Sch.7 (partially)	1.10.1996	1996/2474 (c. 65)
ss.5, 9, 10, 15 to 17, 28, 29, 35 (partially), Sch.1, Sch.3, Sch.5, Sch.6 (so far as not already in force) and Sch.7 (partially)	1.4.1997	1997/304 (c. 14)
ss.20 to 27	1.10.1997	1997/2164 (c. 85)
ss.3 and 4 and (partially) s.35 and Sch.7	1.5.2001	2001/1519 (c. 54)

(1)

1996 c. 46.

(2)

1983 c. 20.

(3)

1984 c. 36.

(4)

S.I. 1986/595 (NI 4).