Regulation 2 Amendment of the Armed Forces (Service Complaints Miscellaneous Provisions) Regulations 2015

(1)

The Armed Forces (Service Complaints Miscellaneous Provisions) Regulations 2015^f1 (“the 2015 Regulations”) are amended as follows.

(2)

In regulation 2(1) (interpretation)—

(a)

omit the definition of “appropriate officer”;

(b)

insert in the appropriate place ““appropriate person” has the same meaning as in section 340N(2);”.

(3)

In regulation 3(2) (excluded complaints), after sub-paragraph (c) insert—

“(ca)

a decision under regulations made for the purposes of section 340D(2)(ca) (decision relating to whether an appeal has been brought on valid grounds);”.

(4)

In regulation 6 (notifications to the Commissioner)—

(a)

for “officer”, in both places it occurs, substitute “person”;

(b)

after “that a person” insert “(“P”)”;

(c)

for paragraphs (a) to (c) substitute—

“(a)

that they have informed P that the allegation has been referred;

(b)

that they have complied with section 340N(3)(b);

(c)

whether P wishes to make a service complaint in respect of the alleged wrong;”.

Annotations

Footnotes

f1: S.I. 2015/2064, to which there are amendments not relevant to these Regulations.