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Reserve and Auxiliary Forces (Protection of Civil Interests) Act 1951

14 & 15 Geo. 6 c. 65 · Enacted 1 August 1951 · Extends to United Kingdom

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ProvisionChangeMade by
s. 20(5)insertedPlanning (Consequential Provisions) (Wales) Act 2026 Sch. 2 para. 18
s. 30(4)words substitutedPlanning (Consequential Provisions) (Wales) Act 2026 Sch. 2 para. 19
s. 8(2)(e)repealedBankruptcy and Diligence etc. (Scotland) Act 2007 Sch. 6 Pt. 1

C1C2C3C4C5I1An Act to provide for protecting the interests of persons called up or volunteering for certain naval, military or air force service, or doing work or training under the National Service Act 1948, by virtue of being conditionally registered under that Act as conscientious objectors, and of other persons consequentially affected, in respect of civil rights and liabilities of theirs.

[1st August 1951]

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Modifications

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Act extended in part to N.I. by S.I. 1979/291 and S.I. 1989/2413 (N.I. 22), art. 11 (which revokes the 1979 S.I.), and by the enactments referred to in the Chronological Table of Statutes for Northern Ireland

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Act extended in part to N.I. (with modifications) by the enactments referred to in the Chronological Table of Statutes for Northern Ireland to 31.12.1986 and by S.I.1989/2413 (N.I.22), art. 11

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Act extended by Post Office Act 1969 (c. 48), s. 76, Sch. 4 para. 93(1)(xi) and Reserve Forces Act 1980 (c. 9), s. 146

Act amended (women's services) by Armed Forces Act 1981 (c. 55), Sch. 3 Pt. I para. 1

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Act extended by Civil Aviation Act 1982 (c. 16, SIF 9), s. 40, Sch. 2 para. 4; Gas Act 1986 (c. 44, SIF 44:2), s. 67(1)(3), Sch. 7 para. 2(1)(viii), Sch. 8 para. 33; Merchant Shipping Act 1988 (c. 12, SIF 111), s. 29(4)(b); and Electricity Act 1989 (c. 29, SIF 44:1), s. 112(1), Sch. 16 para. 1(1)(viii)

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Act extended (1.7.1992) by Army Act 1992 (c. 39), ss. 2(4), 5

Act amended (1.3.1996) by 1995 c. 45, s. 16(1), Sch. 4 para. 2(1)(vi); S.I. 1996/218, art. 2

Act extended (1.1.1996) by 1995 c. 21, ss. 83(4)(b), 316(2) (with s. 312(1))

Act modified (1.4.2001) by 2000 c. 38, s. 37, Sch. 5 para. 1(2)(d) (with s. 106); S.I. 2001/869, art. 2

Commencement

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Act wholly in force at Royal Assent

Contents

  1. Part I: Protection against certain Legal Remedies
  2. Provisions as to England and Wales
  3. 1Application of sections two to six.
  4. 2General restrictions on execution and other remedies.
  5. 3Scope of protection.
  6. 4Special provisions as to leases and hire-purchase agreements.
  7. 5Appropriate courts and procedure.
  8. 6Interpretation of sections two to five.
  9. Provisions as to Scotland
  10. 7Application of sections eight to twelve.
  11. 8General restrictions on execution and other remedies.
  12. 9Scope of protection.
  13. 10Property in goods subject to hire-purchase agreement.
  14. 11Appropriate courts and procedure.
  15. 12Interpretation of sections eight to eleven.
  16. Effect of failure to observe restrictions under Part I
  17. 13Effect of failure to observe restrictions under Part I.
  18. Part II: Protection Against Insecurity of Tenure of Place of Residence
  19. Protection during service other than short period of training
  20. 14Period of residence protection, and scope of three succeeding sections (protection of tenure under lettings at a rent).
  21. 15Protection of tenure of furnished, and certain other, rented premises, by extension of the Furnished Houses (Rent Control) Act.
  22. 16Protection of tenure of certain rented premises by extension of Housing Act 1988.
  23. 17Provisions supplementary to section sixteen in case of rented premises which include accommodation shared otherwise than with the landlord.
  24. 18Protection of tenure, in connection with employment, under a licence or a rent-free letting, by extension of the Rent Acts.
  25. 19Limitation on application of Housing Act 1988 by virtue of sections 16 to 18.
  26. 20Modifications of Rent Acts as respects occupation by employees.
  27. 21†Modifications of Agricultural Holdings Act 1948, where tenant is a service man.
  28. 22Facilities for action on behalf of men serving abroad in proceedings as to tenancies.
  29. 23Interpretation of Part II.
  30. 24Application of Part II in Scotland.
  31. Protection during short period of training
  32. 25Protection during short period of training.
  33. Part III: Protection Against Insecurity of Tenure of Business and Professional Premises
  34. Provisions as to England and Wales
  35. 26Application of sections twenty-seven to thirty-six.
  36. 27Renewal of tenancy expiring during period of service or within two months thereafter.
  37. 28Premises to be comprised in new tenancy.
  38. 29Application for grant of new tenancy.
  39. 30Power of court to grant new tenancy.
  40. 31Provision for further renewal of tenancy.
  41. 32Provisions for cases where landlord is a tenant.
  42. 33Provisions as to Landlord and Tenant Act 1927.
  43. 34Appeals.
  44. 35Application to Crown property.
  45. 36Interpretation of preceding sections of Part III.
  46. Provisions as to Scotland
  47. 37Application of sections thirty-eight to forty.
  48. 38Application by service man for renewal of tenancy of business premises.
  49. 39Power of sheriff to grant new tenancy.
  50. 40Application to Crown property.
  51. Part IV: Protection of Superannuation Rights
  52. 41. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  53. 42Provisions as to firemen’s pensions.
  54. 43. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  55. 44Retrospective effect of Part IV.
  56. 45Financial provisions.
  57. Part V: Payments to make up Civil Remuneration
  58. 46General provisions as to payments to make up civil remuneration.
  59. 47Paying and determining authorities.
  60. 48Recoupment of expenses incurred in connection with civil occupation while serving in the forces.
  61. 49Special provision for probation committees.
  62. 50Assimilation of treatment of payments under Part V and certain other payments to treatment of remuneration in civil capacity.
  63. 51Payments out of moneys provided by Parliament.
  64. 52Service to which Part V applies and interpretation.
  65. 53Retrospective effect of Part V. Repealed
  66. Part VI: Protection against Loss of Benefits under Contracts with Industrial Assurance Companies and Friendly Societies
  67. 54Protection of life policies (industrial assurance, and collecting societies).
  68. 55Protection of life policies (friendly societies other than collecting societies).
  69. 56Adjustment of rights under policies protected.
  70. 57Provisions supplementary to the three preceding sections.
  71. 58Relief against non-payment of contributions to friendly societies (other than life policy premiums).
  72. 59Interpretation and extent of Part VI.
  73. Part VII: MISCELLANEOUS AND GENERAL
  74. 60Evidence as to performance of relevant service.
  75. 61Presumption of death of persons serving in the forces.
  76. 62. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  77. 63Dispensation with declaration on ending of service of constables.
  78. 64Interpretation.
  79. 65Provisions as to Northern Ireland.
  80. 66Short title.
  81. Schedule FIRST: SERVICE RELEVANT FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS ACT
  82. 1Paragraph 1
  83. 2, 3Paragraph 2, 3 Repealed
  84. 4Paragraph 4
  85. 5, 6Paragraph 5, 6 Repealed
  86. 7Paragraph 7
  87. Schedule SECOND: Capacities in respect of which payments may be made under Part V, and paying authorities.
  88. IGeneral
  89. Part II: ALLOCATION OF FUNCTIONS AS TO PAYABLE UNDER PART V BETWEEN DIFFERENT AUTHORITIES IN CERTAIN CASES Repealed
  90. Paragraph Repealed
  91. Schedule THIRD: Financial Provisions Consequential on Treating a Person Dying on Service as Alive and the Converse.
  92. 1Paragraph 1
  93. 2Paragraph 2