Army Act 1955 (repealed)

201 Restrictions on reduction in rank of warrant officers and non-commissioned officers. F5 U.K.

(1) A warrant officer or non-commissioned officer of the regular forces [F1 (other than a lance-corporal or lance-bombardier)] shall not be reduced in rank except by sentence of a court-martial (whether under this Act, [F2 the M1 Naval Discipline Act 1957] or the M2 Air Force Act 1955) or by order of [F3 the Defence Council] or of an officer, not belowthe rank of [F4 colonel, or captain in the Royal Navy or of group captain], authorised by [F3 the Defence Council] to act for the purposes of this section.

(2) An authorisation under the last foregoing subsection may be given generally or subject to suchlimitations as may be specified by [F3 the Defence Council].

(3) For the purposes of subsection (1) of this section reduction in rank does not include reversion fromacting rank.

Textual Amendments

F1 Words inserted by Army and Air Force Act 1961 (c. 52), s. 37(1)(2)(c)

F2 Words substituted by virtue of Naval Discipline Act 1957 (c. 53), s. 137(2)

F3 Words substituted by S.I. 1964/488, Sch. 1 Pt. I

F4 Words substituted by Armed Forces Act 1971 (c. 33), s. 68

Modifications etc. (not altering text)

C1 S. 201 excluded by Naval Discipline Act 1957 (c. 53), ss. 112(2), 113(2), Sch. 1 para.3, Sch. 2 para. 6

Marginal Citations

M1 1957 c. 53.

M2 1955 c. 19.

Textual Amendments applied to the whole legislation

F5 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