93 Exercise of powers of military and air force office holders.U.K.
(1)Any power or jurisdiction given to, and act or thing to be done by, to or before any person holding any military or air force office, may—
(a)in relation to the [F1Army Reserve] , or
(b)in relation to the Royal Auxiliary Air Force,
as the case may be, be exercised by or done by, to or before any other person for the time being authorised in that behalf according to the custom of the service.
(2)Where by this Part of this Act, or by any order or regulation in force under it, any order is authorised to be made by any military or air force authority—
(a)the order may be signified by an order, instruction or letter under the hand of any officer authorised to issue orders on behalf of that authority; and
(b)an order, instruction or letter purporting to be signed by any officer who appears from it to be so authorised shall be evidence of his being so authorised.
Textual Amendments
F1Words 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)