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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/defence-transfer-of-functions-no-2-order-1964/schedule/part-I",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1964/489",
  "legislation_title": "The Defence (Transfer of Functions) (No. 2) Order 1964",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/defence-transfer-of-functions-no-2-order-1964",
  "path": "schedule/part/I",
  "kind": "part",
  "number": "I",
  "heading": "AMENDMENTS",
  "text": "Instrument\nAmendment\nOrder in Council making Regulations as to Registration as British Ships of Vessels in the Service of the Admiralty, S.R. & O. 1911/338 (Rev. XIV, p. 51: 1911, p. 238).\nFor references to the service of the Admiralty there shall be substituted references to the service of the Ministry of Defence, and save as is otherwise hereinafter provided, for references to the Admiralty, and for references to the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty, there shall be substituted references to the Secretary of State for Defence.\nIn Article 1—\n(a) for the words from “the Secretary or Assistant Secretary” to the words “of the Admiralty)” there shall be substituted the words “an Under Secretary of State of the Ministry of Defence”.\n(b) for the words “by or for the Admiralty”, in both places there shall be substituted the words “by or for the Ministry of Defence”.\nIn Article 2, for the reference to the Commissioners for executing the Office of Lord High Admiral of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland there shall be substituted a reference to the Secretary of State for Defence.\nIn Article 4, for the words from “any two of” to the words “the transferors” there shall be substituted the words “the Secretary of State for Defence shall be the transferor”.\nIn Article 5, for the words “the Secretary or Assistant Secretary of the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty” there shall be substituted the words “an Under Secretary of State of the Ministry of Defence”.\nIn Article 6, for the reference to the Secretary of the Admiralty there shall be substituted a reference to the Secretary of State for Defence.\nThe Royal Warrant dated the 29th January 1929 providing for the restoration of forfeited Air Force pensions.\nFor the words “who is President of the Air Council” there shall be substituted the words “for Defence”.\nThe Motor Vehicles (Variation of Speed Limit) Regulations 1947, S.R. & O. 1947/2192 (Rev. XX, p. 380: 1947 I, p. 1982).\nIn Regulation 3, for the words “the Admiralty, the War Department or the Air Ministry” there shall be substituted the words “the Secretary of State for Defence”.\nThe National Insurance (Members of the Forces) Regulations 1949, as amended by the National Insurance (Members of the Forces) Amendment Regulations 1961, S.I. 1949/875, 1961/2352 (1949 I, p. 2731 ; 1961 III, p. 4345).\nIn Regulation 5A(2), for the words “force or organisation under the control of the Admiralty” there shall be substituted the words “naval or marine force or organisation mentioned in the said First Schedule”.\nThe National Service (Transfer during Part-time Service) Regulations 1949, S.I. 1949/1447 (1949 I, p. 2818).\nFor Regulation 4 there shall be substituted the following Regulation:—\n“4 Any direction which under these Regulations may be given by the Defence Council may be given by any person authorised by the Defence Council to give that direction.”.\nFor Regulations 5, 6 and 7 there shall be substituted the following Regulation:—\n“5 A national service man serving in the Royal Naval Special Reserve, the Territorial Army, the Army Reserve or the Air Force Reserve may, if the Defence Council so direct, be transferred to another of those forces.”.\nIn Regulation 8, for the words “ paragraphs 5, 6 or 7” there shall be substituted the words “ Regulation 5”.\nFor Regulations 9, 10 and 11 there shall be substituted the following Regulation:—\n“9 A volunteer serving in the Royal Naval Reserve, the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve, the Royal Marine Forces Volunteer Reserve, the Territorial Army, the Army Reserve, the Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve or the Royal Auxiliary Air Force may at his request, and if the Defence Council so direct, be transferred to serve as a volunteer in another of those forces.”.\nIn Regulation 12, for the words “ paragraphs 9, 10 or 11” there shall be substituted the words “ Regulation 9”.\nThe Courts-Martial Appeal Rules 1952 , S.I. 1952/194 (1952 I, p. 648).\nIn Rules 3 and 6(1), for the words “appropriate authority”, there shall be substituted the words “Defence Council” .\nIn Rule 9, for the word “Admiralty”, in both places there shall be substituted the words “Defence Council” .\nIn Rule 12, the words “Admiralty or” shall be omitted.\nIn Rule 17, the words “the Admiralty or” shall be omitted.\nIn Rule 18(2), for the words “Admiralty or Secretary of State as the case may be”, in both places there shall be substituted the words “Secretary of State”.\nRules of Procedure (Army) 1956 , S.I. 1956/162 (1956 I, p. 213).\nIn Rule 101(2) the words “to the Army Council” shall be omitted.\nIn Schedule 7 in the form of “Appeal Petition to the Army Council (after promulgation)” in the title and in the form for the words “Army Council” there shall be substituted the words “Army Board” and the following note shall be inserted at the end of the form—\n“The appeal petition may if desired be addressed to the Defence Council. The Army Board is however empowered to deal with appeal petitions even if they are so addressed ( s. 1(5) Defence (Transfer of Functions) Act 1964).”.\nRules of Procedure (Air Force) 1956, S.I. 1956/163 (1956 II, p. 2020).\nIn Rule 101(2) the words “to the Air Council” shall be omitted.\nIn Schedule 7 in the form of “Appeal Petition to the Air Council (after promulgation)” in the title and in the form for the words “Air Council” there shall be substituted the words “Air Force Board” and the following note shall be inserted at the end of the form—\n“The appeal petition may if desired be addressed to the Defence Council. The Air Force Board is however empowered to deal with appeal petitions even if they are so addressed ( s. 1(5) Defence (Transfer of Functions) Act 1964).”.\nThe Navy and Marines (Property of Deceased) Order 1956, S.I. 1956/1217 (1956 II, p. 2176).\nIn Article 6, for the words “stamped with the official seal of the Admiralty” there shall be substituted the words “officially stamped”.\nThe Imprisonment and Detention (Army) Rules 1956, S.I. 1956/1914 (1956 I, p. 310).\nIn Rule 2(2)—\n(a) in the definition of “air-force establishment” for the words “for Air” there shall be substituted the words “maintained for the air force service”;\n(b) in the definition of “naval establishment” for the word “Admiralty” there shall be substituted the words “Secretary of State maintained for the naval service”.\nThe Imprisonment and Detention (Air Force) Rules 1956, S.I. 1956/1981 (1956 II, p. 2118).\nIn Rule 2(2)—\n(a) in the definition of “military establishment” for the words “for War” there shall be substituted the words “maintained for the military service”;\n(b) in the definition of “naval establishment” for the word “Admiralty” there shall be substituted the words “Secretary of State maintained for the naval service”.\nThe Naval Courts-Martial (Procedure) Order 1957, S.I. 1957/2225 (1957 II, p. 2198).\nFor each reference to the Admiralty a reference to the Defence Council shall be substituted, and in Article 2240 of the Schedule the references to Queen's Regulations and Admiralty Instructions and to Admiralty Fleet Orders shall include references to Queen's Regulations for the naval forces and to Defence Council Instructions.\nThe Naval Detention Quarters Rules 1959, S.I. 1959/61 (1959 II, p. 2436).\nIn Rule 2(2), in the definitions of “naval detention quarters” and “commanding officer”, and in Rules 5, 6, 37 and 90, for the references to the Admiralty there shall be substituted references to the Secretary of State.\nIn Rules 40 and 42 the words “and Admiralty Instructions” shall be omitted.\nSave as aforesaid for references to the Admiralty there shall be substituted references to the Defence Council.\nThe Execution of Sentences of Death (Navy) Regulations 1959, S.I. 1959/62 (1959 II, p. 2427).\nIn Regulations 5(1) and 11(2), for the references to the Admiralty there shall be substituted references to the Defence Council.\nThe Air Navigation (Investigation of Combined Military and Civil Air Accidents) Regulations 1959 as amended by the Air Navigation (Investigation of Combined Military and Civil Air Accidents) (Amendment) Regulations 1960 , S.I. 1959/1388, 1960/1526 (1959 I, p. 671; 1960 I, p. 708).\nIn Regulation 3(2)(c) the words “the Admiralty,” shall be omitted.\nIn Regulation 4, the words “any one or more of the following authorities, that is to say, the Admiralty,” shall be omitted in both places and for the words “acting jointly with any one or more of them, the Admiralty,” there shall be substituted the words “acting jointly with”.\nThe Air Navigation Order 1960, S.I. 1960/972 (1960 I, p. 599).\nIn Articles 56(3) and 77(4), for the reference to Air Ministry Flying Orders there shall be substituted a reference to Ministry of Defence Flying Orders.\nThe Teachers Superannuation (Royal Air Force (Civilian)) Scheme 1961, S.I. 1961/2418 (1961 III, p. 4468).\nIn Clause 2(2), for the definition of “Royal Air Force teaching service” there shall be substituted the following definition:—\n““Royal Air Force teaching service” means full-time service in the employment of the Ministry of Defence in the capacity of a civilian teacher with the Royal Air Force.”.\nThe Road Vehicles Lighting Regulations 1964, S.I. 1964/205 (1964 I, p. 345).\nIn Regulation 8(2)(b), for the words “the Admiralty, the War Department, the Air Ministry” there shall be substituted the words “the Secretary of State for Defence”.",
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