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(1)In this Act—
“additional duties commitment” means a commitment under section 25;
“call-out order” has the meaning given by section 64;
“the ex-regular reserve forces” has the meaning given by section 2(2);
“full-time service commitment” means a commitment under section 24;
“man” (except in Part VII) has the meaning given by section 2(4);
“permanent service” includes actual service;
“prescribed” means (except in Part VII) prescribed by orders or regulations under section 4;
“recall” and“recall order” have the meanings given by section 77;
“regular air force” has the same meaning as in the Air Force Act 1955;
“regular army” means the regular forces within the meaning of the Army Act 1955 (but does not include the Royal Marines);
“regular services” means the Royal Navy, the Royal Marines, the regular army or the regular air force;
“the reserve forces”,“the reserve naval and marine forces”,“the reserve land forces” and“the reserve air forces” have the meaning given by section 1(2);
“reserve marine force” means the Royal Marines Reserve;
“service law” means military law, air-force law or the [1957 c. 53.] Naval Discipline Act 1957 (as the case may require);
“special member” means a member of a reserve force who is, by virtue of Part V, a special member of that force;
“term of compulsory service” has the meaning given by section 13(7);
“the volunteer reserve forces” has the meaning given by section 2(3).
(2)Any reference in this Act to a member of a reserve force or a member of the reserve forces is to an officer in, or a man of, that force or any of those forces, as the case may be.
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