Paragraph 4 The RN Regulations

For the purposes of regulation 7 of the RN Regulations, a person who entered the Royal Navy before commencement and had not previously so entered shall be treated as if he had enlisted in the Royal Navy and had not previously so enlisted; and, in relation to such a person, the reference in paragraph (2) of that regulation to the date he enlisted in the Royal Navy is to be read as a reference to the date he entered the Royal Navy.

For the purposes of that regulation, a person who enlists in the Royal Navy, and had entered the Royal Navy before commencement, shall be treated as having previously enlisted in the Royal Navy.

In calculating any period of time referred to in that regulation in relation to a person, no account shall be taken of any day before commencement during the whole or part of which the person was absent, whether on leave or for an unauthorised purpose.