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Reserve Forces Act 1980

1980 c. 9 · Enacted 20 March 1980 · Extends to United Kingdom

Not fully up to date. 17 changes made by later legislation have not yet been written into this text, which is revised to 6 April 2016.

See the changes not yet applied
ProvisionChangeMade by
s. 137(2)repealed in part (prosp.)Reserve Forces Act 1996 s. 121(1) Sch. 6 para. 5(b)
Actexcluded (prosp.)Reserve Forces Act 1996 s. 129(2)
Actrepealed (except s.048, 55, 130-138,140,151,156,157, 158) (prosp.)Reserve Forces Act 1996 s. 131(2) Sch. 11
s. 1-9 (Pt. 1)applied (prosp.)Reserve Forces Act 1996 s. 128 Sch. 8 para. 12
s. 6repealed (prosp.)Reserve Forces Act 1996 s. 128 Sch. 8 para. 6
s. 41(1)modified (prosp.)Reserve Forces Act 1996 s. 128 Sch. 8 para. 10
Actmodified (prosp.)Reserve Forces Act 1996 s. 128 Sch. 8 para. 4(5)
s. 133(2)repealed in part (prosp.)Reserve Forces Act 1996 s. 121(1) Sch. 6 para. 2(a)
s. 133(4)amended (prosp.)Reserve Forces Act 1996 s. 121(1) Sch. 6 para. 2(b)
s. 133(5)repealed in part (prosp.)Reserve Forces Act 1996 s. 121(1) Sch. 6 para. 2(c)(i)(iii)
s. 133(5)amended (prosp.)Reserve Forces Act 1996 s. 121(1) Sch. 6 para. 2(c)(ii)
s. 135(1A)(1B)added (prosp.)Reserve Forces Act 1996 s. 121(1) Sch. 6 para. 3
s. 136repealed in part (prosp.)Reserve Forces Act 1996 s. 121(1) Sch. 6 para. 4
s. 136(b)repealed (prosp.)Reserve Forces Act 1996 s. 121(1) Sch. 6 para. 4
s. 137(1)amended (prosp.)Reserve Forces Act 1996 s. 121(1) Sch. 6 para. 5(a)(i)(ii)
s. 137(1)repealed in part (prosp.)Reserve Forces Act 1996 s. 121(1) Sch. 6 para. 5(a)(iii)
s. 130 133-137excluded (temp.)The Hereford and Worcester (Structural, Boundary and Electoral Changes) Order 1996 art. 4(2)(c)
F1An Act to consolidate certain enactments relating to the reserve and auxiliary forces, and the lieutenancies, with amendments to give effect to a recommendation of the Law Commission; and to repeal certain obsolete enactments relating to those forces.[20th March 1980]I1C1C2C3C4C5

Annotations to the whole text

Textual amendments

F1

Act (except ss. 48, 55, 130 to 138, 140, 151, 156, 157 and 158) repealed (1.4.1997 except so far as relating to certain provisions as to which the repeal is prosp.) by 1996 c. 14, ss. 131(2), 132(4), Sch. 11 (with s. 72(5)); S.I. 1997/305, art. 2

Modifications

C1

By Criminal Justice Act 1988 (c. 33, SIF 39:1), s. 123, Sch. 8 Pt. I paras. 1, 2 it is provided that in certain enactments including this Act for a reference to a detention centre or to a youth custody centre or to both there shall be substituted a reference to a young offender institution and for a reference (however expressed) to a detention centre order or to a sentence of youth custody or to both there shall be substituted a reference to a sentence of detention in a young offender institution

C2

Power to amend Act conferred (1.4.1996) by 1994 c. 19, s. 61(3) (with s.54(7)); S.I.1996/396, art. 4, Sch. 2

C3

Act modified (1.4.1997) by 1996 c. 14, s. 128, Sch. 8 para. 4(5) ( with s. 72(5)): S.I. 1997/305, art. 2(1)

C4

Act excluded (1.4.1997) by 1996 c. 14, s. 129(2) ( with s. 72(5)); 1997/305, art. 2(2)

C5

Act: power to amend conferred (4.6.2007) by Armed Forces Act 2006 (c. 52), ss. 381, 383(2); S.I. 2007/1442, art. 2(2)

Commencement

I1

Act wholly in force at 20.4.1980 see s. 158(4)

Contents

  1. Part I: The Reserve and Auxiliary Forces
  2. Naval and marine reserves
  3. 1. Repealed
  4. 2. Repealed
  5. 3Royal Marines Reserve. Repealed
  6. Army reserves and auxiliaries
  7. 4. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  8. 5. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  9. 6. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  10. 7. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  11. Air force reserves and auxiliaries
  12. 8. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  13. 9. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  14. Part II: Call Out and Recall
  15. General provisions as to call out for permanent service
  16. 10Call out for national danger.
  17. 11Section 11
  18. 12. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  19. 13Provisions supplemental to ss. 10 to 12.
  20. Call out under special agreement
  21. 14. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  22. 15. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  23. Other provisions as to call out for service
  24. 16Permanent service call out of naval and marine reserves.
  25. 17Naval and marine reserve service under ss. 10 and 16.
  26. 18Permanent service call out of Regular Reserve .
  27. 19Duration of Regular Reserve permanent service.
  28. 19APostponement of discharge of members of Regular Reserve during call out.
  29. 20Permanent service call out of Air Force Reserve.
  30. 21Duration of Air Force Reserve permanent service.
  31. 21APostponement of discharge of members of Air Force Reserve during call out.
  32. 22Section 22
  33. 23. Repealed
  34. 24Permanent service call out of Ulster Defence Regiment. Repealed
  35. 25Emergency service call out of Ulster Defence Regiment. Repealed
  36. 25AApplication of section 62 of the Reserve Forces Act 1996
  37. Call-out notices under certain enactments
  38. 26Section 26
  39. 27. Repealed
  40. 28Differing service liabilities of those called out.
  41. 29End of service under call-out notices.
  42. 29AApplication of provisions relating to recall
  43. Recall of service pensioners and former soldiers
  44. 30Liability of naval and marine pensioners to recall.
  45. 31Liability of army and air force pensioners to recall.
  46. 32Occasion for and period of recall under s. 31.
  47. 33. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  48. 34Liability of certain former soldiers to recall.
  49. 35Recall notices
  50. 36Application of sections 71, 73 to 75 and 77 of the Reserve Forces Act 1996 to persons recalled under section 30, 31 or 34
  51. 36AApplication of Part X of the Reserve Forces Act 1996 to persons liable to recall under section 30, 31 or 34
  52. Call out for training
  53. 37. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  54. 38Regular Reserve , Air Force Reserve and Army Reserve training.
  55. 39Application of s. 38.
  56. 40Preliminary training of Royal Auxiliary Air Force.
  57. 41Annual training of Royal Auxiliary Air Force.
  58. 42Variation and cancellation of training periods for Royal Auxiliary Air Force.
  59. 42AApplication of section 23 of the Reserve Forces Act 1996
  60. 43. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  61. 44Requirement as to training of Ulster Defence Regiment in Northern Ireland. Repealed
  62. Part III: Naval and Marine Reserves
  63. Officers of reserve to the Royal Navy
  64. 45. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  65. 46. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  66. General provisions as to the naval and marine reserves
  67. 47False answers on enlistment.
  68. 48Void enlistment in Royal Marines or regular army .
  69. 49. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  70. 50Term of service in Royal Naval Reserve and Royal Fleet Reserve.
  71. 51. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  72. 52. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  73. 53. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  74. 54. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  75. 55Admission to Greenwich Hospital.
  76. 56. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  77. Special class of Royal Fleet Reserve
  78. 57Special class of Royal Fleet Reserve.
  79. 58Transfers to Royal Fleet Resreve.
  80. Pay, pensions and other payments in respect of naval and marine reserves
  81. 59. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  82. 60. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  83. 61. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  84. Part IV: Regular Reserve and Air Force Reserve
  85. Regular Reserve
  86. 62. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  87. 63Exercise of powers vested in military office holder.
  88. 64. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  89. 65. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  90. Air Force Reserve
  91. 66. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  92. 67Exercise of powers vested in air force officer holder.
  93. 68. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  94. 69Special reservist called out for permanent service.
  95. 70Special reservist called out for special courses, etc.
  96. Enlistment in Regular Reserve and Air Force Reserve
  97. 71. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  98. 72. Repealed
  99. Offences
  100. 73. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  101. 74. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  102. 75. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  103. 76. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  104. 77. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  105. 78. Repealed
  106. 79. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  107. 80. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  108. 81. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  109. Miscellaneous
  110. 82. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  111. 83. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  112. 84. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  113. 85. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  114. 86. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  115. 87Interpretation of Part IV.
  116. Part V: Army Reserve and Royal Auxiliary Air Force
  117. Government, discipline and pay of Army Reserve and Royal Auxiliary Air Force
  118. 88. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  119. 89. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  120. 90. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  121. 91. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  122. 92. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  123. 93Exercise of powers of military and air force office holders.
  124. Enlistment
  125. 94. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  126. 95. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  127. 96. Repealed
  128. 97. Repealed
  129. Discharge
  130. 98. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  131. 99. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  132. 100Postponement of discharge: Army Reserve and Royal Auxiliary Air Force.
  133. 101Postponement of discharge: Army Reserve .
  134. 102. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  135. Additional provisions as to call-out
  136. 103. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  137. 104. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  138. 105. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  139. Offences
  140. 106. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  141. 107. Repealed
  142. 108. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  143. 109. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  144. 110. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  145. 111. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  146. 112. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  147. 113. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  148. 114. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  149. 115. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  150. 116. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  151. Miscellaneous
  152. 117. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  153. 118. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  154. 119. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  155. 120Service of notices for Army Reserve and Royal Auxiliary Air Force.
  156. Part VI: Territorial, Auxiliary and Volunteer Reserve Associations, and the Lieutenancies
  157. Army and air force associations
  158. 121. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  159. 122. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  160. 123. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  161. 124. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  162. 125. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  163. 126. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  164. 127. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  165. 128. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  166. 129. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  167. The lieutenancies
  168. 130. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  169. 131. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  170. 132. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  171. 133. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  172. 134. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  173. 135. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  174. 136. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  175. 137. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  176. 138Commissioners of lieutenancy for City of London.
  177. Part VII: Ulster Defence Regiment
  178. Membership of Ulster Defence Regiment
  179. 139Enrolment, re-engagement and resignation. Repealed
  180. 140Orders and regulations as to pensions and other grants .
  181. Military status of members of Ulster Defence Regiment
  182. 141Membership of armed forces and application of military law.
  183. 142Application of Army Act.
  184. Offences
  185. 143Failure to attend or comply.
  186. 144Assistance in desertion, etc.
  187. Part VIII: Miscellaneous and Supplemental
  188. Reinstatement in civil employment, and protection of other civil interests
  189. 145Reinstatement in civil employment.
  190. 146Protection of other civil interests.
  191. Charitable property on disbanding of units
  192. 147. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  193. 148. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  194. 149. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  195. Further powers as to orders and regulations
  196. 150. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  197. 151Pensions and other grants under Home Guard Act 1951 c. 8.
  198. 152. Repealed
  199. Other provisions as to orders, schemes and regulations
  200. 153. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  201. 154Additional provisions as to Orders in Council and schemes.
  202. 155Amendment of subordinate legislation.
  203. Other supplemental provisions
  204. 156Interpretation.
  205. 157Saving and transitional provisions, consequential amendments and repeals.
  206. 158Citation, extent and commencement.
  207. Schedule 1
  208. Special agreements
  209. 1Paragraph 1
  210. Notices
  211. 2Paragraph 2
  212. Length of call out
  213. 3Paragraph 3
  214. Calculation of length of service
  215. 4Paragraph 4
  216. 5Paragraph 5
  217. 6Paragraph 6
  218. Special agreements and the Army Reserve
  219. 7Paragraph 7
  220. 8Paragraph 8
  221. 9Paragraph 9
  222. Application of the Army Act 1955
  223. 10Paragraph 10
  224. Schedule 2: Army and Air Force Pensioners and other Former Soldiers not Liable to be Recalled for Service
  225. 1Paragraph 1
  226. 2Paragraph 2
  227. 2AParagraph 2A
  228. 3Paragraph 3
  229. Schedule 3
  230. Enlistment
  231. 1Paragraph 1
  232. Procedure on attestation
  233. 2Paragraph 2
  234. Validity of attestation and enlistment
  235. 3Paragraph 3
  236. False answers in attestation papers
  237. 4Paragraph 4
  238. Evidence as to attestation papers
  239. 5Paragraph 5
  240. Interpretation of Schedule 3
  241. 6Paragraph 6
  242. Schedule 4
  243. Schedule 5
  244. Arrest of deserters and absentees without leave
  245. 1Paragraph 1
  246. Proceedings before a civil court where persons suspected of illegal absence
  247. 2Paragraph 2
  248. Deserters and absentees without leave surrendering to police
  249. 3Paragraph 3
  250. Certificates of arrest or surrender of deserters and absentees
  251. 4Paragraph 4
  252. Duties of governors of prisons and others to receive deserters and absentees
  253. 5Paragraph 5
  254. Schedule 6
  255. General provisions as to evidence
  256. 1Paragraph 1
  257. Proof of outcome of civil trial
  258. 2Paragraph 2
  259. Schedule 7
  260. 1Paragraph 1
  261. 2Paragraph 2
  262. 3Paragraph 3
  263. 4Paragraph 4
  264. 5Paragraph 5
  265. 6Paragraph 6
  266. 7Paragraph 7
  267. 8Paragraph 8
  268. Schedule 8: Saving and Transitional Provisions
  269. General
  270. 1Paragraph 1
  271. 2Paragraph 2
  272. 3Paragraph 3
  273. 4Paragraph 4
  274. Saving of amendments
  275. 5Paragraph 5
  276. Permanent service in naval and marine reserves
  277. 6Paragraph 6
  278. Militia storehouses
  279. 7Paragraph 7
  280. Enlistment in the Army Reserve or Royal Auxiliary Air Force prior to order or regulation under Auxiliary Forces Act 1953
  281. 8Paragraph 8
  282. Reserve of officers maintained under section 11(4) of Auxiliary Forces Act 1953
  283. 9Paragraph 9
  284. Transfers to reserve under Army Act and Air Force Act
  285. 10Paragraph 10
  286. Modifications of other enactments
  287. 11Paragraph 11
  288. Naval and Marine Reserves Pay Act 1957
  289. 12Paragraph 12
  290. The lieutenancies in England and Wales
  291. 13Paragraph 13 Repealed
  292. The lieutenancies in Scotland
  293. 14Paragraph 14 Repealed
  294. Permanent service call out of special class of Royal Fleet Reserve otherwise than under section 11
  295. 15Paragraph 15
  296. Permanent service call out of Regular Reserve and Air Force Reserve otherwise than under section 11
  297. 16Paragraph 16
  298. Call out for training of Regular Reserve and Air Force Reserve otherwise than under section 38
  299. 17Paragraph 17
  300. Call out for training of Army Reserve otherwise than under section 38
  301. 18Paragraph 18
  302. Election for section 38 to apply
  303. 19Paragraph 19
  304. Section 12 of Social Security (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1977
  305. 20Paragraph 20
  306. Schedule 9: CONSEQUENTIAL AMENDMENTS
  307. Part: ORDERS
  308. Industrial Relations (Northern Ireland) Order 1976
  309. 19Paragraph 19 Repealed
  310. Industrial Relations (No. 2) (Northern Ireland) Order 1976
  311. 20Paragraph 20 Repealed
  312. 21Paragraph 21 Repealed
  313. Schedule 10.: Repeals