Article 4 Amendment of article 3 of the AFRS 2006 OrderI1

In article 3 (interpretation), insert at the appropriate place in alphabetical order—

• ““AFPS 2015” means the pension scheme established by the Armed Forces Pension Regulations 2014^f1;

• “flexible service” means one or both of the following types of service—

  1. (a)

     part-time service;

  2. (b)

     restricted separation service,

  and references to a member serving on flexible terms must be construed accordingly;

• “part-time service” means—

  1. (a)

     for enlisted members, a period of service where the member is serving in accordance with an arrangement provided for in regulations made under section 329(2)(ha)) of the Armed Forces Act 2006^f2;

  2. (b)

     for members who are officers, a period of service on equivalent terms of service;

• “restricted separation service” means—

  1. (a)

     for enlisted members, a period of service where the member is serving in accordance with an arrangement which does not restrict the member’s service in a particular area but does make it subject to other geographic restrictions provided for in regulations made under section 329(2)(i) of the Armed Forces Act 2006^f3;

  2. (b)

     for members who are officers, a period of service on equivalent terms of service;

• “service reduction percentage” has the meaning given by article 3A;”.