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Part IIIU.K. Miscellaneous

Amendments of the Services Acts relating to evidence and proceedings thereunderU.K.

21 Clarification of the meaning in the Naval Discipline Act 1957 of “marine forces” and “naval reserve forces”. U.K.

[F1In section 132 of the Naval Discipline Act 1957 M1 (which defines certain expressions for the purposes of that Act), for subsections (7) and (8) there shall be substituted the following subsections—

(7)In this Act “the marine forces” means the Royal Marines, the Royal Marines Reserve and the Royal Fleet Reserve so far as it consists of warrant officers, non-commissioned officers and marines who have served in the Royal Marines.

(8)In this Act “naval reserve forces” means—

(a)the Royal Naval Reserve including officers of reserve to the Royal Navy and including the Royal Fleet Reserve except so far as it consists of warrant officers, non-commissioned officers and marines who have served in the Royal Marines, and

(b)any reserve of Queen Alexandra’s Royal Naval Nursing Service or the Women’s Royal Naval Service.]

Textual Amendments

F1S. 21 repealed (28.3.2009 for specified purposes, 31.10.2009 in so far as not already in force) by Armed Forces Act 2006 (c. 52), s. 383(2), Sch. 17; S.I. 2009/812, art. 3(a)(b) (with transitional provisions in S.I. 2009/1059); S.I. 2009/1167, art. 4

Modifications etc. (not altering text)

C1The text of ss. 2, 3, 4(2), 5, 6(1)(2)(3)(c)(4)(5)(6), 7, 8, 10–12, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20(3), 21–23, 24(2), 28(1) is in the form in which it was originally enacted: it was not reproduced in Statutes in Force and does not reflect any amendments or repeals which may have been made prior to 1.2.1991.

Marginal Citations