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28Construction of references to Her Majesty’s forces, and amendment of definitions of “desertion” and “enemy”.U.K.
(1)Any reference in the M1Army Act 1955 to Her Majesty’s forces shall, except in sections . . . F1 177 (power of Her Majesty to vest command in members of Her Majesty’s forces), be construed in accordance with the definition in section 225(1) of that Act of Her Majesty’s air forces, military forces, and naval forces, that is to say, except where otherwise provided, as not including a reference to a Commonwealth force as defined in that section.
(2)In the M2Army Act 1955, the expression “enemy” shall be extended to include, as well as persons engaged in armed operations against any of Her Majesty’s forces, as provided by the said section 225(1), persons so engaged against any forces co-operating with Her Majesty’s forces.
(3)Any reference in the foregoing provisions of this section to the M3Army Act 1955 shall include a reference to the M4Air Force Act 1955, but those provisions shall, in their application to the last mentioned Act, have effect with the substitution, for the references to section 225(1), of references to section 223(1), and, for the reference to a soldier, of a reference to an airman.
(4)Accordingly, in section 225(1) of the Army Act 1955 and section 223(1) of the Air Force Act 1955, in the definition of “enemy”, after the words “any of Her Majesty’s forces” there shall be inserted the words “ or any forces co-operating therewith ”, and at the end of the paragraph beginning with the words “Her Majesty’s air forces” there shall be added the words “ and references to “Her Majesty’s forces”, except in sections 37 and 177, shall be construed accordingly ”.
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F1Words repealed with savings by Armed Forces Act 1971 (c. 33), s. 78(4)(a), Sch. 4 Pt. I
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C1The text of ss. 12, 17(2), 18, 20(4)(a)(c), 23, 24(2), 25, 26(3), 27(2), 28(4), 30(2), 35, 36, Sch. 3 paras. 1, 3, Sch. 4 (in part) is in the form in which it was originally enacted: it was not reproduced in Statutes in Force and does not reflect any amendments or repeals which may have been made prior to 1.2.1991.
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