Statutory Instruments
Defence
Made
19th March 2015
The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 50(1) and (2) of the Defence Reform Act 2014(1), makes the following Order:
1. This Order may be cited as the Defence Reform Act 2014 (Commencement No. 4) Order 2015.
2. In this Order “the Act” means the Defence Reform Act 2014.
3. Paragraphs 19(b), 20(b) and 21(b) of Schedule 4 come into force on 31st March 2015.
Philip Dunne
Minister for Defence Equipment, Support and Technology
Ministry of Defence
19th March 2015
(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order brings into force the remaining provisions of Part 2 of the Defence Reform Act 2014 (c. 20). These provisions remove previous restrictions relating to the Review Board for Government Contracts, which has now been wound-up. Paragraphs 2(5) and 6(4) of Schedule 5 to the Act have been superseded and will not be commenced.
(This note is not part of the Order)
The following provisions of the Defence Reform Act 2014 (c.20) have been brought into force by commencement orders made before the date of this Order (2):
| Provision | Date of Commencement | S.I. No. |
|---|---|---|
| Section 13 | 14th July 2014 | S.I. 2014/1751 |
| Sections 14 to 18 | 5th December 2014 | S.I. 2014/3162 |
| Sections 19(1) and (4) | 14th July 2014 | S.I. 2014/1751 |
| Sections 19(2), (3), (5) and (6) | 5th December 2014 | S.I. 2014/3162 |
| Sections 20 to 36 | 5th December 2014 | S.I. 2014/3162 |
| Section 37 | 14th July 2014 | S.I. 2014/1751 |
| Sections 38 and 39 | 5th December 2014 | S.I. 2014/3162 |
| Sections 40 to 42 | 14th July 2014 | S.I. 2014/1751 |
| Section 43 | 5th December 2014 | S.I. 2014/3162 |
| Sections 44 and 45 | 1st October 2014 | S.I. 2014/2370 |
| Section 46 | 5th September 2014 | S.I. 2014/2370 |
| Sections 47 and 48 | 1st October 2014 | S.I. 2014/2370 |
| Schedule 4 (partially) | 14th July 2014 | S.I. 2014/1751 |
| Schedule 4 (partially) | 5th December 2014 | S.I. 2014/3162 |
| Schedule 5 (partially) | 14th July 2014 | S.I. 2014/1751 |
| Schedule 5 (partially) | 5th December 2014 | S.I. 2014/3162 |
| Schedule 6 | 1st October 2014 | S.I. 2014/2370 |
| Schedule 7 | 5th September 2014 | S.I. 2014/2370 |
This table does not include references to statutory instruments which partially commenced provisions where those provisions have now been commenced in full.