(1)If it appears to Her Majesty that national danger is imminent or that a great emergency has arisen, She may by order, signified under the hand of the Secretary of State, provide that airmen who would otherwise fall to be transferred to the reserve shall continue in air force service; and thereupon the last foregoing section shall apply to such airmen as it applies while men of the reserve are called out on permanent service.
(2)Where an order has been made under subsection (1) above, the occasion thereof shall forthwith be communicated to Parliament.
(3)An order in force under subsection (1) above may be revoked by order of Her Majesty signified as therein mentioned.]
Textual Amendments
F1S. 10 substituted by Armed Forces Act 1966 (c. 45), s. 12(2)
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