4.—(1) Where a direction has been given under section 81(2) of either of the 1955 Acts or an order has been made under section 74(1) of the 1957 Act—
(a)subject to paragraph (b), the direction or order shall have effect as if it were a determination under regulation 3(2);
(b)regulation 4(2) and (3) shall not apply by virtue of the direction or order; but
(c)any period of service forfeited by virtue of the direction or order shall continue to be forfeit (unless restored by virtue of regulations made under section 17(5) of the Army Act 1955, section 17(4) of the Air Force Act 1955 or section 129D(4) of the 1957 Act, or by virtue of regulation 5), and regulation 4(4) shall apply in relation to any period so forfeited (and not so restored) as if the reference to the deserter were to the person in relation to whom the direction or order was made.
(2) The reference in sub-paragraph (1) to a direction given under section 81(2) of either of the 1955 Acts includes a direction given under that subsection of the Army Act 1955 as applied by section 4(1) of the Armed Forces Act 1981(1) (forfeiture of service by members and former members of the Royal Marines, and members of the Royal Marines Reserve).