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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-armed-forces-service-complaints-miscellaneous-provisions-regulations-2015/regulation-2",
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  "legislation": "ukdsi/2015/9780111140222",
  "legislation_title": "The Armed Forces (Service Complaints Miscellaneous Provisions) Regulations 2015",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-armed-forces-service-complaints-miscellaneous-provisions-regulations-2015",
  "path": "regulation/2",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "2",
  "heading": "Interpretation",
  "text": "(1) In these Regulations—\n“the Act” means the Armed Forces Act 2006;\n“appropriate officer” has the same meaning as in section 340N(2);\n“finally determined” has the same meaning as in section 340H(5);\n“independent” shall have the same meaning as in section 340E(4);\n“in writing” includes—\n(a) transmitted by electronic means;\n(b) received in a legible form; and\n(c) capable of being used for subsequent reference;\n“Ombudsman” means the Service Complaints Ombudsman.\n(2) In these Regulations, unless otherwise specified, a reference to a section is a reference to that section of the Act.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
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    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2015/9780111140222/regulation/2",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-30T15:09:12.847104+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."
}