Part V U.K. General Provisions

Redress of complaintsF4 U.K.

Textual Amendments applied to the whole legislation

F4 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

180 Complaints by officers. U.K.

(1) If an officer thinks himself wronged in any matter by a superior officer or authority and on application to his commanding officer does not obtain the redress to which he thinks he is entitled, he may make a complaint with respect to that matter to [F1 the Defence Council].

(2) On receiving any such complaint it shall be the duty of the Air Council to investigate the complaint and to grant any redress which appears to them to be necessary or, if the complainant so requires, [F1 the Defence Council] shall through the Secretary of State make their report on the complaint to Her Majesty in order to receive the directions of Her Majesty thereon.

Textual Amendments

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

Modifications etc. (not altering text)

C1 S. 180: Power to modify conferred (24.9.1996) by S.I. 1996/1919 (N.I. 16), art. 237

181 Complaints by warrant officers, non-commissioned officers and airmen. U.K.

(1) If a warrant officer, non-commissioned officer or airman thinks himself wronged in any matter by any officer other than his commanding officer or by any warrant officer, non-commissioned officer or airman, he may make a complaint with respect to that matter to his commanding officer.

(2) If a warrant officer, non-commissioned officer or airman thinks himself wronged in any matter by his commanding officer, either by reason of redress not being given to his satisfaction on a complaint under the last foregoing subsection or for any other reason, [F2 he may, in accordance with the procedure laid down in Queen’s Regulations, make a complaint with respect thereto to the Defence Council].

(3) It shall be the duty of [F2 a commanding officer or, as the case may be, the Defence Council] to have any complaint received by him [F3 or them] under this section investigated and to take any steps for redressing the matter complained of which appear to him [F3 or them] to be necessary.

Textual Amendments

F2 Words substituted by Armed Forces Act 1971 (c. 33), s. 66(2)

F3 Words inserted by Armed Forces Act 1971 (c. 33), s. 66(2)

Modifications etc. (not altering text)

C2 S. 181: Power to modify conferred (24.9.1996) by S.I. 1996/1919 (N.I. 16), art. 237