Part 2
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|---|---|---|---|
| Item No | Provisions of section 9 of the 1955 Act | Purpose | Competent Air Force Authority |
(a) Section 9(1A) was inserted by section 126 of, and paragraph 5 of Schedule 7 to, the Reserve Forces Act 1996 (c.14). It applies to airmen (principally those enlisting on or after 1st April 1997) to whom section 9(3) and (4) do not apply. | |||
(b) Section 9(3) and (4), which were repealed and replaced by section 126 of, and Schedule 7 to, the Reserve Forces Act 1996 continue to apply by virtue of those provisions to the category of airmen defined in paragraph 6 of Schedule 7, principally those who were in service immediately before 1st April 1997. | |||
| 1 | Section 9(1A)f1 | For the purpose of giving an order as to the period for which an airman to whom this subsection applies may be retained in air force service | The Air Secretary |
| 2 | Section 9(3)f2 | For the purpose of giving an order as to the period for which an airman to whom this subsection applies may be retained in air force service | The Air Secretary |
| 3 | Section 9(4) | For the purpose of giving an order as to the period for which an airman to whom this subsection applies may be retained in air force service | The Air Secretary |
| 4 | Section 9(5) | For the purpose of deciding whether the services of an airman to whom this subsection applies can be dispensed with | The Air Secretary |
| 5 | Section 9(6) | For the purpose of approving the agreement of an airman to whom this subsection applies to continue in air force service while a state of war exists | The Air Secretary |
Annotations
Footnotes
- f1
(a)
Section 9(1A) was inserted by section 126 of, and paragraph 5 of Schedule 7 to, the Reserve Forces Act 1996 (c.14). It applies to airmen (principally those enlisting on or after 1st April 1997) to whom section 9(3) and (4) do not apply.
- f2
(b)
Section 9(3) and (4), which were repealed and replaced by section 126 of, and Schedule 7 to, the Reserve Forces Act 1996 continue to apply by virtue of those provisions to the category of airmen defined in paragraph 6 of Schedule 7, principally those who were in service immediately before 1st April 1997.