# The Armed Forces (Terms of Service) (Amendment) Regulations 2011, Regulation 6: The RM Regulations


For regulation 4 of the RM Regulations substitute—
“Right to transfer to the reserve
4 (1) Subject to regulation 5, a person (“A”) who is serving in the Royal Marines will have a right to be transferred to the reserve if—
(a) A is serving for a term of 4 years or more in the Royal Marines;
(b) A notifies their commanding officer in writing of their desire to be transferred to the reserve; and
(c) the written notification (referred to in sub-paragraph (b)) is given more than 2 years and 6 months after A completed initial training.
(2) Subject to paragraphs (3) and (4), where paragraph (1) applies, A will be transferred to the reserve at the expiry of a 12 month period, beginning with the notification date.
(3) The 12 month period (referred to in paragraph (2)) may be reduced, if within 1 month of the notification date, the competent authority informs A in writing of the date on which the transfer will take place.
(4) The 12 month period (referred to in paragraph (2)) may not be reduced to a period of less than 6 months from the notification date.
(5) In this regulation “the notification date” means the date on which A notifies the commanding officer in writing of their desire to be transferred to the reserve.”

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2011/1523/regulation/6 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/armed-forces-terms-of-service-amendment-regulations-2011/regulation-6
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