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Defence Reform Act 2014

Territorial Extent and Application

10.The Act extends to (i.e. forms part of the law of) the whole of the United Kingdom. The amendments and repeals made by Part 3 have the same extent as the provisions amended or repealed (ignoring extent by virtue of an Order in Council). Subsections (3) to (5) of section 49 make it clear that the amendments made by section 44 to the Reserve Forces Act 1980 can be extended to the Isle of Man under section 158(3) of the 1980 Act; the amendments made by this Act to the Reserve Forces Act 1996 can be extended to the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man under section 132(3) of the 1996 Act; and the amendments made by section 44 to the Armed Forces Act 2006 can be extended to the Channel Islands under section 384(1) of the 2006 Act.

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