# The Armed Forces Commissioner (Family Definition, and Consequential and Transitional Provision etc.) Regulations 2026, Regulation 5: Amendment of the 2015 Regulations


(1) The 2015 Regulations are amended as follows.
(2) In regulation 2(1) (interpretation)—
(a) insert in the appropriate place—
““Commissioner” means the Armed Forces Commissioner;”;
(b) omit the definition of “Ombudsman”.
(3) In each place it occurs, including the heading of regulation 6, for “Ombudsman” substitute “Commissioner”.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2026/9780348278460/regulation/5 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/draft-armed-forces-commissioner-family-definition-and-consequential-and-transitional-provision-etc-regulations-2026/regulation-5
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