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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-armed-forces-part-5-of-the-armed-forces-act-2006-regulations-2009/regulation-16",
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  "legislation": "ukdsi/2009/9780111479629",
  "legislation_title": "The Armed Forces (Part 5 of the Armed Forces Act 2006) Regulations 2009",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-armed-forces-part-5-of-the-armed-forces-act-2006-regulations-2009",
  "path": "regulation/16",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "16",
  "heading": "Delegation of functions by CO",
  "text": "(1) A commanding officer may delegate to a subordinate commander any of his functions under Part 5 of the Act or under these Regulations, subject to such conditions as he considers appropriate.\n(2) In paragraph (1) “subordinate commander” means, in relation to a commanding officer, an officer under his command who is not below the rank of naval lieutenant, military or marine captain or flight lieutenant.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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  "outstanding_effects": [],
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    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2009/9780111479629/regulation/16",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-30T14:57:23.995041+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}