# Armed Forces Act 1966 (repealed) 1966 c. 45 · enacted 21 December 1966 · revised to 31 October 2009 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## Introductory text . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## Part II: Amendments of Law as to Entry, Enlistment and Terms of Service in regular Forces ### Terms and Conditions of Service ## 2 Power of Defence Council to make regulations as to engagement of persons in regular forces. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ### Provisions relating to the Royal Navy ## 3 Application of sections 4 to 10. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 4 Postponement, in certain cases, of discharge or transfer to Royal Fleet Reserve of ratings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 5 Continuation of service in Royal Navy in imminent national danger. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 6 Discharge of ratings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 7 Transfer of ratings to reserve. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 8 False statements on entry into Royal Navy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 9 Consents to entry of young persons into Royal Navy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 10 Validity of entry into Royal Navy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 11 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ### Provisions relating to Army and Air Force ## 12 Continuation of army and air-force service in imminent national danger. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 13 Amendment of provisions as to discharge and transfer to reserve of men of the Royal Marines. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ### Interpretation of Part II ## 14 Interpretation of Part II. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## Part III: Other Amendments of Law relating to armed Forces ### Provision applicable alike to Persons subject to Naval Discipline Act1957, military Law or air-force Law ## 15 Taking into custody persons arrested or likely to be arrested by overseas authorities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ### Command over Her Majesty’s Forces ## 16 Powers of command over Her Majesty’s forces. 1700 c. 2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ### Amendments applicable alike to Army Act 1955, Air Force Act 1955 and Naval Discipline Act 1957 ## 17 Increase in maximum fine awardable to civilians on summary trial under Armed Forces Acts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 18 Procuring or assisting continuation of desertion or absence without leave. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 19 Application of Armed Forces Acts to Republic of Ireland. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 20 Amendments as to active service. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ### Amendments applicable alike to Army Act 1955 and Air Force Act 1955 ## 21, 22 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 23 Power of Defence Council to authorise further officers to deal summarily with charges against certain officers and warrant officers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 24 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 25 Jurisdiction of civil courts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 26 Amendments as to trial under Army Act 1955 and Air Force Act 1955 after trial by civil court. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 27 Amendments relating to Her Majesty’s aircraft, aircraft materials and ships. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 28 Construction of references to Her Majesty’s forces, and amendment of definitions of “desertion” and “enemy”. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 29 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ### Amendments of Army Act 1955 and Air Force Act 1955 with respect to Punishment of army N.C.Os. ## 30 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ### Amendment applicable to Air Force Act 1955 only ## 31 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ### Amendments applicable to Naval Discipline Act 1957 only ## 32 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 33 Persons whose duty it is, for purposes of Naval Discipline Act 1957, to sign certificates of arrest or surrender of absentees or deserters. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 34 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 35 Amendments as to trial by civil court after trial under Naval Discipline Act 1957, and trial under that Act after trial by civil court. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 36 Definition of “Her Majesty’s forces” and amendment of definition of “enemy”. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## Part IV: General ## 37 Minor and consequential amendments, repeals and transitional provisions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 38 Short title, construction and commencement. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## Schedule 1 Enactments subject to Repeal by Regulations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## Schedule 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## Schedule 3: Amendments of Part I of Schedule 7 to the Army Act 1955 ## 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## Schedule 4: Minor and consequential Amendments of Enactments ## . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## The Army Act 1955 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## The Air Force Act 1955 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## The Naval Discipline Act 1957 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## The Army and Air Force Act 1961 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## Schedule 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## Schedule 6: Transitional Provisions ## 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 9 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . --- Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1966/45 (the official version) Page: https://openlegislation.uk/armed-forces-act-1966-repealed Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives.