# Armed Forces Act 2021, Paragraph 3: Number and rank of the lay members

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

(1) Section 157 of AFA 2006 (officers and warrant officers ineligible for membership in particular circumstances) is amended as follows.
(2) In the heading, for “and warrant officers” substitute “etc”.
(3) In subsection (2), after “warrant officer” insert “or OR-7 rank”.
(4) In subsection (4), for “or warrant officer” substitute “, warrant officer or OR-7 rank”.
(5) At the end insert—
“(5) In this section “OR-7 rank” has the meaning given by section 155(9).”

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2021/35/schedule/1/paragraph/3 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/armed-forces-act-2021/schedule-1/paragraph-3
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