Modifications etc. (not altering text)
C1Part III extended by Reserve Forces Act 1980 (c. 9), s. 142
(1)Where by any judgment or order enforceable by a court in the United Kingdom any sum is required to bepaid by a person who is a member of the regular forces, the Defence Council or an officer authorised by themmay, whether or not that person was a member of the regular forces at the time when the judgment or orderwas given or made, order such amount or amounts as the Council or officer think fit to be deducted from thepay of that person, and appropriated in or towards satisfaction of that sum:
Provided that this subsection shall not apply to any such sum as is mentioned in section 146 of thisAct, to any sum in respect of which deductions may be ordered under section 150 of this Act, or to any sumin respect of which deductions may be made by virtue of section 32(2)(b) of the M1Courts-Martial (Appeals) Act 1968.
(2)The Defence Council or an officer authorised by them may by order vary or revoke any order previouslymade under this section, and may treat any order made under this section as being in suspense at any timewhile the person against whom the order was made is absent as mentioned in section 145(1)(a) of this Act.]
Textual Amendments
F1S. 151A inserted by Armed Forces Act 1971 (c. 33), ss. 59(1), 78(5)
Marginal Citations
Textual Amendments applied to the whole legislation
F2Act: 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