SCHEDULE 6 Minor and Consequential Amendments
Part II Other Amendments
Army Act 1955 (c. 18)
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F1(1)
The Army Act 1955 shall be amended as follows.
(2)
In section 99—
(a)
in subsection (1), after the word “below” there shall be inserted the words “and to service modifications”; and
(b)
“(1A)
In this section “service modifications” means such modifications as the Secretary of State may by regulations made by statutory instrument prescribe, being modifications which appear to him to be necessary or proper for the purposes of proceedings before a court-martial; and it is hereby declared that in this section—
“rules” includes rules contained in or made by virtue of an enactment; and
“enactment” includes an enactment contained in an Act passed after this Act.
(1B)
Regulations under subsection (1A) above may not modify section 99A below.
(1C)
Regulations under subsection (1A) above shall be subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of either House of Parliament.”.
(3)
In section 99A(1) for the word “Section” there shall be substituted the words “Without prejudice to section 99 above, section”.
F2(4)
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