{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/armed-forces-commissioner-service-complaints-investigations-regulations-2026/regulation-2",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/armed-forces-commissioner-service-complaints-investigations-regulations-2026/regulation-2.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/2026/24",
  "legislation_title": "The Armed Forces Commissioner (Service Complaints Investigations) Regulations 2026",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/armed-forces-commissioner-service-complaints-investigations-regulations-2026",
  "path": "regulation/2",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "2",
  "heading": "Interpretation",
  "text": "(1) In these Regulations—\n“the Act” means the Armed Forces Act 2006;\n“the 2015 Ombudsman Regulations” means the Armed Forces (Service Complaints Ombudsman Investigations) Regulations 2015;\n“the 2015 Service Complaints Regulations” means the Armed Forces (Service Complaints) Regulations 2015;\n“the commencement date” means 1st April 2026;\n“Commissioner” means the Armed Forces Commissioner;\n“Ombudsman” means the Service Complaints Ombudsman;\n“relevant service matter” has the same meaning as in section 340H(3).\n(2) In these Regulations, unless otherwise specified, a reference to a section is a reference to that section of the Act.\n(3) The actions specified in paragraph (4) must be carried out by posting or sending electronically to the intended recipient.\n(4) The actions specified in this paragraph are—\n(a) the complainant making an application to the Commissioner referred to in regulation 3(1);\n(b) the Commissioner notifying the complainant and the Defence Council under regulation 5(1);\n(c) the Commissioner sending a copy of an application to the Defence Council under regulation 5(3);\n(d) the Commissioner notifying the complainant and the Defence Council under regulation 5(4) or 6(3);\n(e) the complainant notifying the Commissioner under regulation 6(1);\n(f) the Commissioner sending a copy of a notification to the Defence Council under regulation 6(2)(a);\n(g) the Commissioner sending a copy of a draft report under regulation 9(1) or a copy of a report under regulation 9(4);\n(h) the Commissioner sending a certificate to a person under regulation 9(5).\n(5) In any provision of these Regulations which applies to an investigation or requested investigation within section 340H(1)(d), a reference to “the complainant” includes a reference to the person who raised the relevant service matter to which the investigation or requested investigation relates.",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "Reg. 2 in force at 1.4.2026, see reg. 1(2)"
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "S.I. 2015/1956, amended by S.I. 2022/496."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "S.I. 2015/1955, amended by S.I. 2022/494."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2026/24/regulation/2",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-28T21:07:31.087427+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}