(1)In this Act “officer”, in relation to any of Her Majesty’s naval forces, means a person of or above the rank of cadet, and in relation to any other forces means an officer of rank corresponding to the said rank or any superior rank.
[F1(2)In this Act “rating” means a member of Her Majesty’s naval forces of or below the rate of warrant officer; and any reference in this Act to a rating, or to a rating of any particular rate, shall include a reference to any warrant officer who is subject to this Act without being a member of those forces, and to any non-commissioned officer, marine, soldier or airman who is so subject, or, as the case may be, to any such warrant officer or non-commissioned officer of rank corresponding to that rate].
(3)In this Act “superior officer”, in relation to any person means an officer or a rating not below the rate of [F2leading seaman], who is of rank or rate higher than that person, or senior to that person in the same rank or rate.
(4)Any reference in this Act to a specific rank or rate in Her Majesty’s naval forces includes a reference to any other rank or rate in those forces which is equivalent to that rank or rate.
(5)In this Act “corresponding rank” in relation to any rank or rate in any of Her Majesty’s naval, military or air forces, means such rank or rate in any other of those forces as may be declared by Queen’s Regulations . . . F3 for the time being in force to correspond therewith.
Textual Amendments
F1S. 133(2) substituted by Armed Forces Act 1971 (c. 33), Sch. 3 para. 5(4)
F2Words substituted by Armed Forces Act 1971 (c. 33), s. 78(4), Sch. 1 para. 2(4)
F3Words repealed by S.I. 1964/488, Sch. 1 Pt. I
Textual Amendments applied to the whole legislation
F4Act repealed (prosp.) by Armed Forces Act 2006 (c. 52), ss. 378, 383, Sch. 17 and the repeal being partly in force, as to which see individual provisions