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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/armed-forces-service-complaints-amendment-no-2-regulations-2026/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2026/1068",
  "legislation_title": "The Armed Forces (Service Complaints) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2026",
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  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "DEFENCE\nMade 5th October 2026\nLaid before Parliament 12th October 2026\nComing into force 3rd November 2026\nThe Defence Council makes these Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 340B(1), (2) and (4) and 373(5) of the Armed Forces Act 2006.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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    {
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      "label": "f1",
      "text": "2006 c. 52; section 340B was inserted by section 2 (1) of the Armed Forces (Service Complaints and Financial Assistance) Act 2015 (c. 19) and amended by section 3 of, and paragraphs 10(a) and 12(a) to Schedule 2 to, the Armed Forces Commissioner Act (c. 23). The Defence Council is treated as if it were a Minister of the Crown for the purposes of the Statutory Instruments Act 1946 (c. 36) by virtue of section 373 (2) of the Armed Forces Act 2006."
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  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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