{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/armed-forces-compensation-limits-order-1996/introduction",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/armed-forces-compensation-limits-order-1996/introduction.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/1996/1420",
  "legislation_title": "The Armed Forces (Compensation Limits) Order 1996",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/armed-forces-compensation-limits-order-1996",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "DEFENCE\nMade 29th May 1996\nLaid before Parliament 4th June 1996\nComing into force 1 July 1996\nThe Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by section 71(6) of the Army Act 1955, section 71(6) of the Air Force Act 1955 and section 43(7) of the Naval Discipline Act 1957, hereby makes the following Order:—",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1955 c. 18; section 71(6) was inserted by section 7(1) of the Armed Forces Act 1991 (c. 62)."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "1955 c. 19; section 71(6) was inserted by section 7(1) of the Armed Forces Act 1991 (c. 62)."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f3",
      "text": "1955 c. 53; section 43(7) was inserted by section 8(1) of the Armed Forces Act 1991 (c. 62)."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1996/1420/introduction",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T12:42:55.623144+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."
}