Part V U.K. General Provisions

Modifications etc. (not altering text)

C1 Pt. V extended by Reserve Forces Act 1980 (c. 9), s. 142

Attachment to naval or air forcesF3 U.K.

Textual Amendments applied to the whole legislation

F3 Act: the provisions of the 1955 Acts providing for findings of courts-martial to be subject to confirmation and to revision at the direction of the confirming officer cease to have effect (1.4.1997 subject to art. 3 of the commencing S.I.) by virtue of 1996 c. 46, s. 15; S.I. 1997/304, arts. 2, 3, Sch. 2

179 Attachment of members of military forces to naval or air forces. U.K.

(1) An officer, warrant officer, non-commissioned officer or soldier of the regular forces may be attachedtemporarily to any of Her Majesty’s naval or air forces.

(2) Regulations made by [F1 the Defence Council] may prescribe circumstances in which officers, warrant officers, non-commissioned officers andsoldiers of the regular forces shall be deemed to be attached to any of Her Majesty’s naval or air forces,as the case may be, under the last foregoing subsection.

(3)

F2 (4) A person shall not cease to be subject to military law by reason only of attachment in pursuance of thissection.

Textual Amendments

F1 Words substituted by S.I. 1964/488, Sch. 1 Pt. I

F2 S. 179(3) repealed by S.I. 1964/488, Sch. 1 Pt. I

Modifications etc. (not altering text)

C2 S. 179 extended by Naval Discipline Act 1957 (c. 53), s. 113(1)