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Reserve Forces Act 1980
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Reserve Forces Act 1980,
SCHEDULE 5 is up to date with all changes known to be in force on or before 24 December 2024. There are changes that may be brought into force at a future date. Changes that have been made appear in the content and are referenced with annotations.
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- Act excluded (prosp.) by 1996 c. 14 s. 129(2)
- Act modified (prosp.) by 1996 c. 14 s. 128 Sch. 8 para. 4(5)
- Act repealed (except s.048, 55, 130-138,140,151,156,157, 158) (prosp.) by 1996 c. 14 s. 131(2) Sch. 11
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- Act excluded (prosp.) by 1996 c. 14 s. 129(2)
- Act modified (prosp.) by 1996 c. 14 s. 128 Sch. 8 para. 4(5)
- Act repealed (except s.048, 55, 130-138,140,151,156,157, 158) (prosp.) by 1996 c. 14 s. 131(2) Sch. 11
F1SCHEDULE 5U.K.
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F1Sch. 5 repealed (1.4.1997) by 1996 c. 14, s. 131(2), Sch. 11 (with s. 72(5)); S.I. 1997/305, art. 2
Arrest of deserters and absentees without leaveU.K.
1(1)A constable may arrest any person whom he has reasonable cause to suspect of being an officer or man of the reserve forces (that is, in this Schedule, an officer or man of the [F2Regular Reserve] , Air Force Reserve, [F3Army Reserve] and Royal Auxiliary Air Force) who has deserted or is absent without leave.
(2)Where no constable is available, any officer, warrant officer, non-commissioned officer or soldier of the regular forces, or airman of the regular air force, or any other person, may arrest any person whom he has reasonable cause to suspect of having deserted or being absent without leave as mentioned in sub-paragraph (1) above.
(3)Any person having authority to issue a warrant for the arrest of a person charged with crime, if satisfied by evidence on oath that there is, or is reasonably suspected of being, within his jurisdiction an officer or man of the reserve forces who has deserted or is absent without leave or is reasonably suspected of having deserted or being absent without leave, may issue a warrant authorising his arrest.
(4)Any person is custody in pursuance of this paragraph shall as soon as practicable be brought before a magistrates’ court.
(5)This paragraph shall have effect in the United Kingdom and in any colony.
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F2Words in Act substituted (1.10.2014) by Defence Reform Act 2014 (c. 20), s. 44(3)(a)(4)50(1) (with s. 49(3)(5)); S.I. 2014/2370, art. 4(a)
F3Words in Act substituted (1.10.2014) by Defence Reform Act 2014 (c. 20), s. 44(3)(b)(4)50(1) (with s. 49(3)(5)); S.I. 2014/2370, art. 4(a)
Proceedings before a civil court where persons suspected of illegal absenceU.K.
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