PART 5Special Classes of Person
Armed forces49
1
Regulation 48 applies—
a
subject to paragraph (2), to service as a member of the armed forces, and
b
to employment by an association established for the purposes of Part 11 of the Reserve Forces Act 1996 M1.
2
No complaint concerning the service of any person as a member of the armed forces may be presented to an industrial tribunal under regulation 43 unless—
F1a
that person (“the complainant”) has made a service complaint in respect of the same matter, and
b
that complaint has not been withdrawn.
F23
Where the service complaint is dealt with by a person or panel appointed by the Defence Council by virtue of section 340C(1)(a) of the Armed Forces Act 2006, it is to be treated for the purposes of paragraph (2)(b) as withdrawn if—
a
the period allowed in accordance with service complaints regulations for bringing an appeal against the person’s or panel’s decision expires,
b
there are grounds (of which the complainant is aware) on which the complainant is entitled to bring such an appeal, and
c
either—
i
the complainant does not apply to the Service Complaints Ombudsman for a review by virtue of section 340D(6)(a) of the Armed Forces Act 2006 (review of decision that appeal brought out of time cannot proceed), or
ii
the complainant does apply for such a review and the Ombudsman decides that an appeal against the person’s or panel’s decision cannot be proceeded with.
4
Where a complaint of the kind referred to in paragraph (2) is presented to an industrial tribunal, the F3procedures set out in service complaints regulations may continue after the complaint is presented.
F45
In this regulation—
“service complaint” means a complaint under section 340A of the Armed Forces Act 2006;
“service complaints regulations” means regulations made under section 340B(1) of that Act.