# The Armed Forces Commissioner (Family Definition, and Consequential and Transitional Provision etc.) Regulations 2026, Regulation 6: Transitional and savings provision relating to the 2000 Regulations


(1) Any application made to the Ombudsman before the commencement date by virtue of regulation 12 (review of a decision not to proceed with an appeal) of the Armed Forces (Service Complaints) Regulations 2015 is, for the purposes of regulation 13(4)(c) of the 2000 Regulations, to be treated as an application for a review to the Commissioner.
(2) Any decision made by the Ombudsman before the commencement date in relation to an application in paragraph (1) is, for the purposes of regulation 13(4)(c)(ii) of the 2000 Regulations, to be treated as a decision of the Commissioner.
(3) The amendments made by these Regulations to regulation 13(4)(c) of the 2000 Regulations do not affect proceedings brought under the 2000 Regulations before the commencement date.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2026/9780348278460/regulation/6 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/draft-armed-forces-commissioner-family-definition-and-consequential-and-transitional-provision-etc-regulations-2026/regulation-6
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