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Defence Reform Act 2014

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  1. Introductory TextNext Match

  2. Part 1 Defence procurementPrevious MatchNext Match

    1. Defence procurement arrangementsPrevious MatchNext Match

      1. 1.Arrangements for providing defence procurement servicesPrevious MatchNext Match

      2. 2.Financial assistancePrevious MatchNext Match

      3. 3.Financial claims against contractors or former contractorsPrevious MatchNext Match

      4. 4.Exemptions relating to premises used by a contractorPrevious MatchNext Match

      5. 5.Jurisdiction of Ministry of Defence PolicePrevious MatchNext Match

      6. 6.Status of contractorPrevious MatchNext Match

      7. 7.Restrictions on disclosure or use of informationPrevious MatchNext Match

      8. 8.Intellectual property rightsPrevious MatchNext Match

    2. TransfersPrevious MatchNext Match

      1. 9.Transfer of employees: application of TUPE regulationsPrevious MatchNext Match

      2. 10.Transfer schemesPrevious MatchNext Match

    3. GeneralPrevious MatchNext Match

      1. 11.Financial provisionsPrevious MatchNext Match

      2. 12.Interpretation of this PartPrevious MatchNext Match

  3. Part 2 Single source contractsPrevious MatchNext Match

    1. Single Source Regulations OfficePrevious MatchNext Match

      1. 13.Single Source Regulations Office (or “SSRO”)Previous MatchNext Match

    2. Qualifying defence contractsPrevious MatchNext Match

      1. 14.Regulations relating to qualifying defence contractsPrevious MatchNext Match

    3. Pricing of contractsPrevious MatchNext Match

      1. 15.Pricing of contractsPrevious MatchNext Match

      2. 16.Pricing of contracts: supplementaryPrevious MatchNext Match

      3. 17.Contract profit ratePrevious MatchNext Match

      4. 18.Contract profit rate: supplementaryPrevious MatchNext Match

      5. 19.Rates etc relevant to determining contract profit ratePrevious MatchNext Match

      6. 20.Allowable costsPrevious MatchNext Match

      7. 21.Final price adjustmentPrevious MatchNext Match

      8. 22.Recovery of unpaid amountsPrevious MatchNext Match

    4. TransparencyPrevious MatchNext Match

      1. 23.RecordsPrevious MatchNext Match

      2. 24.Reports on qualifying defence contractsPrevious MatchNext Match

      3. 25.Reports on overheads and forward planning etcPrevious MatchNext Match

      4. 26.Duty to report relevant events, circumstances and informationPrevious MatchNext Match

      5. 27.Records and reports: restrictionsPrevious MatchNext Match

    5. Sub-contractsPrevious MatchNext Match

      1. 28.Qualifying sub-contractsPrevious MatchNext Match

      2. 29.Determining whether a contract is a qualifying sub-contractPrevious MatchNext Match

      3. 30.Application of Part to qualifying sub-contractsPrevious MatchNext Match

    6. CompliancePrevious MatchNext Match

      1. 31.Compliance noticePrevious MatchNext Match

      2. 32.Penalty noticePrevious MatchNext Match

      3. 33.Amount of penaltyPrevious MatchNext Match

      4. 34.EnforcementPrevious MatchNext Match

    7. SSRO: other functionsPrevious MatchNext Match

      1. 35.Opinions and determinationsPrevious MatchNext Match

      2. 35A.GuidancePrevious MatchNext Match

      3. 36.Recording, review and analysis functionsPrevious MatchNext Match

      4. 37.Provision of other services to Secretary of StatePrevious MatchNext Match

    8. Disclosure of informationPrevious MatchNext Match

      1. 38.Disclosure of informationPrevious MatchNext Match

    9. ReviewPrevious MatchNext Match

      1. 39.Review of Part and regulations under itPrevious MatchNext Match

      2. 40.Power to repeal PartPrevious MatchNext Match

    10. GeneralPrevious MatchNext Match

      1. 41.Single source contract regulations: time limits and determinationsPrevious MatchNext Match

      2. 42.Single source contract regulations: generalPrevious MatchNext Match

      3. 43.Interpretation etcPrevious MatchNext Match

  4. Part 3 Reserve forcesPrevious MatchNext Match

    1. 44.Renaming of Army Reserve and Territorial ArmyPrevious MatchNext Match

    2. 45.Call out of members of reserve forcesPrevious MatchNext Match

    3. 46.Payments to employers etc of members of reserve forcesPrevious MatchNext Match

    4. 47.Report on volunteer reserve forcesPrevious MatchNext Match

    5. 48.Unfair dismissal of reserve forces: no qualifying period of employmentPrevious MatchNext Match

  5. Part 4 Final provisionsPrevious MatchNext Match

    1. 49.ExtentPrevious MatchNext Match

    2. 50.CommencementPrevious MatchNext Match

    3. 51.Short titlePrevious MatchNext Match

  6. SCHEDULES

    1. SCHEDULE 1Previous MatchNext Match

      Exemptions relating to premises used by a contractorPrevious MatchNext Match

      1. IntroductionPrevious MatchNext Match

        1. 1.In this Schedule— “relevant premises” means any premises used by...Previous MatchNext Match

      2. Landlord and Tenant Act 1954 (c. 56)Previous MatchNext Match

        1. 2.Part 2 of the Landlord and Tenant Act 1954 (security...Previous MatchNext Match

      3. Nuclear Installations Act 1965 (c. 57)Previous MatchNext Match

        1. 3.(1) For the purposes of sections 1 and 2 of...Previous MatchNext Match

      4. Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974 (c. 37)Previous MatchNext Match

        1. 4.(1) The Secretary of State may by order exempt a...Previous MatchNext Match

      5. Radioactive Substances Act 1993 (c. 12)Previous MatchNext Match

        1. 5.The Radioactive Substances Act 1993 has effect, in relation to...Previous MatchNext Match

      6. Environmental Permitting (England and Wales) Regulations 2016 Previous MatchNext Match

        1. 6.The Environmental Permitting (England and Wales) Regulations 2016 (S.I. 2016/1154)...Previous MatchNext Match

      7. Power to create other exemptionsPrevious MatchNext Match

        1. 7.(1) The Secretary of State may by order provide for...Previous MatchNext Match

      8. Orders under this SchedulePrevious MatchNext Match

        1. 8.(1) Orders under this Schedule are to be made by...Previous MatchNext Match

    2. SCHEDULE 2Previous MatchNext Match

      Restrictions on disclosure or use of informationPrevious MatchNext Match

      1. IntroductionPrevious MatchNext Match

        1. 1.(1) This Schedule applies where the disclosure or use of...Previous MatchNext Match

      2. Disclosure between the parties etcPrevious MatchNext Match

        1. 2.(1) The obligation does not prevent or penalise the disclosure...Previous MatchNext Match

      3. Disclosure and use for audit purposesPrevious MatchNext Match

        1. 3.(1) The obligation does not prevent or penalise the disclosure...Previous MatchNext Match

      4. Unauthorised disclosure of informationPrevious MatchNext Match

        1. 4.(1) This paragraph applies where— (a) information is disclosed to...Previous MatchNext Match

      5. Unauthorised use of informationPrevious MatchNext Match

        1. 5.(1) This paragraph applies where— (a) information is disclosed in...Previous MatchNext Match

      6. Interpretation: generalPrevious MatchNext Match

        1. 6.In this Schedule— “ancillary services” means services certified by the...Previous MatchNext Match

    3. SCHEDULE 3Previous MatchNext Match

      Transfer schemes under section 10Previous MatchNext Match

      1. Transfer of property, rights and liabilitiesPrevious MatchNext Match

        1. 1.(1) On the transfer date, the designated property, rights and...Previous MatchNext Match

      2. Provision that may be made by a transfer schemePrevious MatchNext Match

        1. 2.(1) A transfer scheme may make provision— Previous MatchNext Match

      3. CompensationPrevious MatchNext Match

        1. 3.A transfer scheme may contain provision for the payment of...Previous MatchNext Match

      4. Foreign propertyPrevious MatchNext Match

        1. 4.(1) Where a transfer scheme transfers foreign property or a...Previous MatchNext Match

      5. Incidental etc provisionPrevious MatchNext Match

        1. 5.A transfer scheme may— (a) include incidental, supplementary and consequential...Previous MatchNext Match

      6. Modification of transfer schemesPrevious MatchNext Match

        1. 6.(1) The Secretary of State may modify a transfer scheme....Previous MatchNext Match

      7. Interpretation etcPrevious MatchNext Match

        1. 7.In this Schedule— “designated”, in relation to a transfer scheme,...Previous MatchNext Match

    4. SCHEDULE 4Previous MatchNext Match

      Single Source Regulations OfficePrevious MatchNext Match

      1. MembershipPrevious MatchNext Match

        1. 1.(1) The SSRO is to consist of the following members—...Previous MatchNext Match

      2. Executive members: appointment and statusPrevious MatchNext Match

        1. 2.(1) The executive members of the SSRO are to be...Previous MatchNext Match

      3. Non-executive members: tenurePrevious MatchNext Match

        1. 3.(1) A person holds and vacates office as a non-executive...Previous MatchNext Match

      4. Suspension from officePrevious MatchNext Match

        1. 4.(1) This paragraph applies where a person is suspended under...Previous MatchNext Match

        2. 5.(1) Where a person is suspended from office as the...Previous MatchNext Match

      5. Payment of non-executive membersPrevious MatchNext Match

        1. 6.The SSRO may, with the approval of the Secretary of...Previous MatchNext Match

      6. Staff etcPrevious MatchNext Match

        1. 7.(1) The SSRO may appoint employees. (2) The SSRO may...Previous MatchNext Match

        2. 8.(1) The SSRO may make arrangements— (a) for persons to...Previous MatchNext Match

      7. SuperannuationPrevious MatchNext Match

        1. 9.(1) In Schedule 1 to the Superannuation Act 1972 (kinds...Previous MatchNext Match

      8. ProcedurePrevious MatchNext Match

        1. 10.(1) The SSRO may determine its own procedure; but this...Previous MatchNext Match

      9. CommitteesPrevious MatchNext Match

        1. 11.(1) The SSRO— (a) may appoint committees, and Previous MatchNext Match

      10. Accounts and auditPrevious MatchNext Match

        1. 12.(1) The SSRO must— (a) keep proper accounts and proper...Previous MatchNext Match

      11. Annual reportPrevious MatchNext Match

        1. 13.(1) The SSRO must prepare a report on its activities...Previous MatchNext Match

      12. PowersPrevious MatchNext Match

        1. 14.(1) The SSRO may do anything which is calculated to...Previous MatchNext Match

      13. Seal and evidencePrevious MatchNext Match

        1. 15.(1) The application of the SSRO's seal must be authenticated...Previous MatchNext Match

      14. FinancePrevious MatchNext Match

        1. 16.(1) The Secretary of State may make to the SSRO...Previous MatchNext Match

      15. StatusPrevious MatchNext Match

        1. 17.(1) The SSRO is not to be regarded— Previous MatchNext Match

      16. Parliamentary CommissionerPrevious MatchNext Match

        1. 18.In Schedule 2 to the Parliamentary Commissioner Act 1967 (departments...Previous MatchNext Match

      17. DisqualificationPrevious MatchNext Match

        1. 19.In Part 2 of Schedule 1 to the House of...Previous MatchNext Match

        2. 20.In Part 2 of Schedule 1 to the Northern Ireland...Previous MatchNext Match

      18. Freedom of informationPrevious MatchNext Match

        1. 21.In Part 6 of Schedule 1 to the Freedom of...Previous MatchNext Match

    5. SCHEDULE 5Previous MatchNext Match

      Restrictions on disclosing informationPrevious MatchNext Match

      1. Information to which Schedule appliesPrevious MatchNext Match

        1. 1.(1) This Schedule applies to information if— Previous MatchNext Match

      2. Offence of disclosing informationPrevious MatchNext Match

        1. 2.(1) A person commits an offence if the person discloses...Previous MatchNext Match

      3. Disclosure with consentPrevious MatchNext Match

        1. 3.Paragraph 2(1) does not apply to a disclosure made with...Previous MatchNext Match

      4. Disclosure of information already available to publicPrevious MatchNext Match

        1. 4.Paragraph 2(1) does not apply to information that has been...Previous MatchNext Match

      5. Other permitted disclosuresPrevious MatchNext Match

        1. 5.(1) Paragraph 2(1) does not apply where information is disclosed—...Previous MatchNext Match

      6. Power to prohibit disclosurePrevious MatchNext Match

        1. 6.(1) The Secretary of State may by order— Previous MatchNext Match

    6. SCHEDULE 6Previous MatchNext Match

      Call out of members of reserve forces: transitional classesPrevious MatchNext Match

      1. 1.The Reserve Forces Act 1996 is amended as follows. Previous MatchNext Match

      2. 2.(1) Section 129 (application of Act to persons currently serving...Previous MatchNext Match

      3. 3.In the heading of that section, for “persons currently serving...Previous MatchNext Match

      4. 4.(1) Schedule 9 (application of Act to transitional members) is...Previous MatchNext Match

      5. 5.In the heading of Schedule 9, for “transitional members” substitute...Previous MatchNext Match

    7. SCHEDULE 7Previous MatchNext Match

      Payments to employers etc of members of reserve forces: supplementaryPrevious MatchNext Match

      1. Reserve Forces Act 1996 (c. 14)Previous MatchNext Match

        1. 1.The Reserve Forces Act 1996 is amended as follows. Previous MatchNext Match

        2. 2.In the heading before section 83, for “call out or...Previous MatchNext Match

        3. 3.In the headings of sections 83 and 84, after “in...Previous MatchNext Match

        4. 4.(1) Section 85 (regulations under section 83 or 84: supplementary)...Previous MatchNext Match

        5. 5.Accordingly, in the heading of section 85, for “or 84”...Previous MatchNext Match

        6. 6.(1) Section 86 (power to suspend payments due to national...Previous MatchNext Match

        7. 7.In section 87 (offences in connection with claims for payments),...Previous MatchNext Match

        8. 8.In section 89(2) (jurisdiction and powers of reserve forces appeal...Previous MatchNext Match

        9. 9.In Schedule 9 (application of Act to transitional members), in...Previous MatchNext Match

      2. Transitional provisionPrevious MatchNext Match

        1. 10.In paragraphs 11 and 12, “a section 84A offence” means...Previous MatchNext Match

        2. 11.A section 84A offence is to be treated for the...Previous MatchNext Match

        3. 12.(1) This paragraph applies if section 85(1) of the Legal...Previous MatchNext Match

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