Armed Forces Act 1981 (c. 55)

SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 3 U.K. Women’s Services

Part III U.K. Application to QARNNS and WRNS of Provisions of 1966 Act as to Discharge, Etc.

Preliminary U.K.

11 (1) The provisions of the M1 Armed Forces Act 1966 specified in paragraphs 12, 13 and 14 below shall apply to members of and persons offering themselves for service in Queen Alexandra’s Royal Naval Nursing Service and the Women’s Royal Naval Service in accordance with the provisions of those paragraphs.

(2) In those paragraphs “rating”, in relation to Queen Alexandra’s Royal Naval Nursing Service or the Women’s Royal Naval Service, means a member of that Service of or below the rate of warrant officer.

Marginal Citations

M1 1966 c. 45.

Postponement of discharge in event of war, etc. U.K.

12 So much of section 4 as relates to discharge shall apply to ratings of Queen Alexandra’s Royal Naval Nursing Service or the Women’s Royal Naval Service as it applies to ratings of the Royal Navy and accordingly, in its application by virtue of this paragraph, the following provisions shall be omitted, that is to say—

(a) in subsection (1), the words “or would fall to be transferred to the Royal Fleet Reserve”;

(b) subsection (4);

(c) in subsection (5), the words after “discharged”;

(d) in subsection (6), the words “or transferred to the Royal Fleet Reserve” and “as the case may require”; and

(e) subsections (7) and (8).

Discharge U.K.

13 Section 6 (except subsection (5)) shall apply to ratings of Queen Alexandra’s Royal Naval Nursing Service or the Women’s Royal Naval Service as it applies to ratings of the Royal Navy.

False statements on entry U.K.

14 Section 8 shall apply to persons offering themselves for service in Queen Alexandra’s Royal Naval Nursing Service or the Women’s Royal Naval Service as it applies to persons offering themselves for service in the Royal Navy.