Army Act 1955 (repealed)

3 (1) A person to whom a receipt or notice under the last foregoing paragraph has been given or sent(hereinafter referred to as “the claimant”) shall be deemed to have accepted the offer contained therein unless withinthree weeks from the time at which he received the receipt or notice he gives notice to the person by whomthe receipt or notice was given or sent that he claims some specified greater amount or rate. U.K.

(2) Where a notice under the last foregoing paragraph has been given or sent stating that no damage hasoccurred to a vehicle during the period for which possession of the vehicle is retained, the claimant shallbe deemed to have agreed that no damage has so occurred unless within three weeks from the time at whichhe received the notice he gives notice to the person by whom the notice was given or sent claiming thatdamage has so occurred and stating what payment he claims under subsection (1) of section one hundred andsixty-eight of this Act in respect of the damage.

(3) On the making of a claim under either of the two last foregoing sub-paragraphs [F1 the Defence Council] may notify the claimant either that they do not propose to make any further offer or that they makea specified further offer.

Textual Amendments

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

Textual Amendments applied to the whole legislation

F2 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