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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-armed-forces-service-complaints-miscellaneous-provisions-regulations-2015/regulation-6",
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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/6",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "6",
  "heading": "Notifications to the Ombudsman",
  "text": "Where in accordance with section 340N(1), the Ombudsman refers to the appropriate officer a communication that alleges that a person who is or was subject to service law has been wronged, the appropriate officer shall within 3 weeks beginning with the occurrence of any of the following events notify the Ombudsman—\n(a) that he or she has informed the person that the allegation has been referred;\n(b) that he or she has complied with section 340N(3)(b);\n(c) of the decision of the person whether he or she wishes to make a service complaint in respect of the alleged wrong;\n(d) of a decision under regulations made for the purposes of section 340B(4)(a) that the service complaint is not admissible;\n(e) of a decision under regulations made for the purposes of section 340C(2) whether the complaint is well-founded and, if so, on what redress is appropriate;\n(f) of a decision under regulations made for the purposes of section 340D(2)(c) that an appeal may not be brought because of the expiry of the specified period;\n(g) of a determination of an appeal brought under regulations made for the purposes of section 340D(1);\n(h) of the withdrawal of a service complaint made in respect of the alleged wrong.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2015/9780111140222/regulation/6",
    "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."
}