{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/armed-forces-discharge-and-transfer-to-the-reserve-forces-no-2-regulations-2009/regulation-2",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2009/1091",
  "legislation_title": "The Armed Forces (Discharge and Transfer to the Reserve Forces) (No. 2) Regulations 2009",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/armed-forces-discharge-and-transfer-to-the-reserve-forces-no-2-regulations-2009",
  "path": "regulation/2",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "2",
  "heading": "Interpretation",
  "text": "(1) In these Regulations—\n“the 1955 Acts” means the Army Act 1955 and the Air Force Act 1955;\n“the 1957 Act” means the Naval Discipline Act 1957;\n“the 1966 Act” means the Armed Forces Act 1966;\n“the 1996 Act” means the Reserve Forces Act 1996;\n“the 2006 Act” means the Armed Forces Act 2006;\n“commencement” means the date on which these Regulations come into force;\n“enlisted person” means a member of the regular forces of or below the rank or rate of warrant officer;\n“warrant officer” does not include an acting warrant officer, except in the definition of “enlisted person” above.\n(2) For the purposes of these Regulations—\n(a) in relation to a person enlisted in the Royal Navy or the Royal Marines, the competent authority is the Defence Council, the Admiralty Board, the Naval Secretary or any person authorised by him;\n(b) in relation to a person enlisted in the regular army, the competent authority is the Defence Council, the Army Board, the Director of Manning (Army) or any person authorised by him; and\n(c) in relation to a person enlisted in the Royal Air Force, the competent authority is the Defence Council, the Air Force Board, the Air Secretary or any person authorised by him.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1955 c. 18."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "1955 c. 19."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f3",
      "text": "1957 c. 53."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f4",
      "text": "1966 c. 45."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f5",
      "text": "1996 c. 14."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [
    {
      "type": "word substituted",
      "affecting": "uksi/2025/218",
      "affecting_title": "The Armed Forces (Discharge and Transfer to the Reserve Forces) (Amendment) Regulations 2025"
    },
    {
      "type": "words substituted",
      "affecting": "uksi/2025/218",
      "affecting_title": "The Armed Forces (Discharge and Transfer to the Reserve Forces) (Amendment) Regulations 2025"
    }
  ],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2009/1091/regulation/2",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T03:12:45.050525+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."
}