Explanatory note

These Regulations are made under the Armed Forces Act 2006 (c. 52) and amend the Army Terms of Service Regulations 2007 (S.I. 2007/3382) (“the Army Regulations”) and the Royal Air Force Terms of Service Regulations 2007 (S.I. 2007/650) (“the Royal Air Force Regulations”).

Regulation 3 updates the definition of a competent military authority in the Army Regulations.

Regulations 4 and 7 remove the requirement in the Army Regulations and Royal Air Force Regulations that a course needs to be of a minimum duration to result in a Training Return of Service (“TRoS”) commitment requiring the person undertaking the course to consent to return to service after completion of the course. The period of time for which a person will need to return to service after completion of the course will be specified in the TRoS commitment.

Regulations 5 and 8 ensure that gender-neutral language is used throughout the Army Regulations and Royal Air Force Regulations.

A full impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument as no, or no significant, impact on the private, voluntary or public sector is foreseen.