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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/air-force-act-1955-part-1-amendment-regulations-2008/regulation-4",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2008/1585",
  "legislation_title": "The Air Force Act 1955 (Part 1) (Amendment) Regulations 2008",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/air-force-act-1955-part-1-amendment-regulations-2008",
  "path": "regulation/4",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "4",
  "heading": "Amendment to Schedule 1",
  "text": "(1) For Schedule 1 substitute—\n“SCHEDULE 1\nRegulation 3(1)\nCOMPETENT AIR-FORCE AUTHORITY TO AUTHORISE DISCHARGE\nItem No.\nColumn (a)\nColumn (b)\nCompetent Air Force Authority\nReason for or Circumstances of Discharge\nAirman in a Ground Trade other than Warrant Officer\nNon-Commissioned Aircrew other than Master Aircrew\nWarrant Officer\nMaster Aircrew\n1\nHaving completed non-pensionable engagement.\nThe Air Secretary\nThe Air Secretary\nThe Air Secretary\nThe Air Secretary\n2\nWith a view to Service pension, having completed time for pension or having requested discharge within 3 months of the end of engagement in order to take up civil employment.\nThe Air Secretary\nThe Air Secretary\nThe Air Secretary\nThe Air Secretary\n3\nHaving requested discharge following an application for premature voluntary release or having given 18 months’ notice.\nThe Air Secretary\nThe Air Secretary\nThe Air Secretary\nThe Air Secretary\n4\nFor misconduct or following civil conviction.\nCommander-in-Chief\nAir Force Board\nAir Force Board\nAir Force Board\n5\nAt the discretion of the officer specified in column (b) in the following circumstances:–\n(a) in the case of voluntary withdrawal from training by:–\n(i) officer cadet undergoing initial officer training\nCommandant RAF College and Director of Recruitment (RAF)\n(ii) trainee non-commissioned aircrew prior to the award of a flying badge.\nCommanding Officer\n(b) in the case of an airwoman having requested discharge because of pregnancy.\nThe Air Secretary\nThe Air Secretary\nThe Air Secretary\nThe Air Secretary\n(c) in the case of an airman who cannot be discharged under any other heading.\nThe Air Secretary\nThe Air Secretary\nAir Force Board\nAir Force Board\n(d) in the case of a directly entered List 1 medical trainee or a directly entered technician who is withdrawn from training, or who fails on passing out and is unwilling to be remustered to, or trained for, another trade.\n(i) Commander-in-Chief or\n(ii) The Air Secretary\n(e) in the case of an airman who is withdrawn from, or fails, trade training and cannot be offered training in another trade because he is unsuitable for trades in which there are vacancies, or there are no vacancies in trades for which he is suitable.\nThe Air Secretary\n(f) in the case of an airman who elects to be discharged in lieu of compulsory transfer or\nremustering from a sensitive trade, or who applies for discharge after failing to qualify for remustering at his rank level.\nThe Air Secretary\nAir Force Board\n(g) in the case of an airman who is medically unfit for his present trade and has declined an offer of employment in a suitable alternative trade.\nThe Air Secretary\nThe Air Secretary\n(h) in the case of an airman who, through circumstances beyond his control, is medically unfit for the full range of duties in his trade or category, and who considers that the resultant effect on his career prospects is unacceptable.\nThe Air Secretary\nThe Air Secretary\nThe Air Secretary\nThe Air Secretary\n(i) in the case of an airman who is withdrawn from recruit training.\nCommanding Officer\n6\nCompassionate grounds.\nThe Air Secretary\nThe Air Secretary\nThe Air Secretary\nThe Air Secretary\n7\nHaving been appointed to a commission.\nCommanding Officer\nCommanding Officer\nCommanding Officer\nCommanding Officer\n8\nInvalided:–\n(a) below current air force medical standards;\nThe Air Secretary\nThe Air Secretary\nThe Air Secretary\nThe Air Secretary\n(b) physically unfit for air force service as aircrew.\nThe Air Secretary\nThe Air Secretary\n9\nNot likely to maintain the required air force medical standard:–\n(a) in the case of an airman whose disabilities are discovered on medical examination within 21 days of attestation;\nCommanding Officer\nCommanding Officer\n(b) in the case of an airman discharged within 6 months of attestation.\nCommanding Officer\nCommanding Officer\n10\nIn the case of an airman found medically unsuitable for air force service as aircrew, but not physically unfit for ground duties.\n(i) The Air Secretary\n(ii) Commanding Officer in the case of directly entered aircrew cadets\nThe Air Secretary\n11\nIn the case of an airman found to be unsuited to a Service environment.\nThe Air Secretary\nThe Air Secretary\nAir Force Board\nAir Force Board\n12\nHaving given a false answer on attestation or having made a misstatement on enlistment.\nThe Air Secretary\nThe Air Secretary\n13\nFor inefficiency.\nCommander-in-Chief\nAir Force Board\nAir Force Board\nAir Force Board\n14\nServices no longer required:–\n(a) in the case of an airman found to be unsuitable during recruit training;\nCommanding Officer\nCommanding Officer\n(b) in the case of an airman found to be unsuitable in trade, category or rank.;\nCommander-in-Chief\nAir Force Board\nAir Force Board\nAir Force Board\n(c) in the case of an airman who cannot be allowed to remain in the Service because he is unable to meet Service obligations through circumstances beyond his control, or because of a permanently reduced medical employment standard for whom a medical discharge would not be ppropriate.\nThe Air Secretary\nThe Air Secretary\nThe Air Secretary\nThe Air Secretary\n15\nNot likely to reach the standard required for air force service:–\n(a) in the case of an officer cadet who fails initial officer training;\nCommandant RAF College and Director of Recruitment (RAF)\n(b) in the case of non-commissioned aircrew who fail training prior to the award of a flying badge.\nCommanding Officer\n16\nIn the case of aircrew found to be below the required standard for air force service other than those under item 17.\nThe Air Secretary\n17\nIn the case of non-commissioned aircrew who fail OCU training prior to giving productive aircrew service.\nThe Air Secretary\n18\nIn the case of a Warrant Officer or Master Aircrew who is reduced to the ranks and claims discharge under section 15 of the 1955 Act.\nThe Air Secretary\nThe Air Secretary\n19\nIn the case of an airman discharged prematurely due to redundancy.\nThe Air Secretary\nThe Air Secretary\nThe Air Secretary\nThe Air Secretary\n21\nIn the case of an airman who is surplus to requirements in a specific trade and rank.\nThe Air Secretary\nThe Air Secretary\nThe Air Secretary\nThe Air Secretary\n22\nStatutory right of a recruit under regulation 8(1) of the Royal Air Force Terms of Service Regulations 2007.\nCommanding Officer\nCommanding Officer\n”.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "S.I. 2007/650."
    }
  ],
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  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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