(1)This Act may be cited as the Armed Forces Act 1986.
(2)Subject to subsection (3) below, Part II of this Act, section 16 above and the provisions of Schedules 1 and 2 to this Act shall come into force on such day as the Secretary of State may, by order made by statutory instrument, appoint; and different days may be so appointed for different provisions and for different purposes.
(3)The repeal by this Act of section 1 of the M1Armed Forces Act 1981 shall come into force on 1st September 1986.
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C1Power of appointment conferred by s. 17(2) fully exercised: S.I. 1986/2071, 2124 and 1987/1998
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