Reserve Forces Act 1982

2 Miscellaneous amendments of the Reserve Forces Act 1980.

(1) Paragraph (b) of subsection (1) of section 98 of the [1980 c. 9.] Reserve Forces Act 1980 (which requires a man of the Territorial Army or Royal Auxiliary Air Force to pay a levy if he is discharged before the end of his term) is hereby repealed; and, accordingly, in subsection (2) of that section (under which all or any of the conditions mentioned in the said subsection (1) may be dispensed with), for the words " all or any " there shall be substituted the words " one or both " .

(2) In subsection (1) of section 150 of the said Act of 1980 (which provides that the Secretary of State may make regulations with respect to the matters falling to be prescribed under the provisions of that Act listed in that subsection), after paragraph (d) there shall be inserted the following paragraph:—

“(dd) section 36(1),”.

(3) Section 153 of the said Act of 1980 (which makes provision with respect to provisions of that Act deriving from Acts passed before the commencement of the [1946 c. 36.] Statutory Instruments Act 1946) is hereby repealed.

(4) In paragraph 1 of Schedule 6 to the said Act of 1980 (general provisions as to evidence in proceedings under Parts IV and V of that Act) after sub-paragraph (7) there shall be inserted the following sub-paragraph:—

“(7A) Sections 198A and 198B of the Army Act 1955 or, as the case requires, of the Air Force Act 1955 (which, as inserted by the Armed Forces Act 1981, make provision with respect to evidence derived from computer records) shall apply, with the omission in each case of subsection (7) of section 198A, in relation to proceedings under Part IV or Part V of this Act as they apply in relation to the proceedings mentioned in those sections.”.

(5) Subsection (4) above shall not affect any proceedings begun before whichever is the later of—

(a) the expiration of the period of one month beginning with the passing of this Act; and

(b) the coming into force of section 9 of the [1981 c. 55.] Armed Forces Act 1981 (which gives effect to the provisions applied by virtue of that subsection).