Paragraph 18
United Kingdom
Where section 38 above does not apply to a man of the F1Army Reserve —
he shall during the first year of his original enlistment be subject to any requirements as to preliminary training provided for under section 40 above in the same way as a man of the Royal Auxiliary Air Force and he shall attend the number of drills and fulfil the other conditions prescribed for a recruit of his arm or branch of the Army Reserve accordingly;
he shall by way of annual training be trained for not less than 8 or more than 15 days (or, for the mounted branch, 18 days) in every year at such times and at such places within the United Kingdom as may be prescribed, and may for that purpose be called out once or more often in every year.
A man mentioned in sub-paragraph (1)(b) above shall (subject to the provisions of this paragraph) attend the number of drills and fulfil the other conditions relating to training prescribed for his arm or branch of the Army Reserve .
The requirements of this paragraph as to annual training may be dispensed with in whole or in part—
as respects any unit of the Army Reserve , by the prescribed general officer, and
as respects an individual man of the Army Reserve , by his commanding officer subject to any general directions of the prescribed general officer.
Her Majesty may by Order in Council made in relation to any man of the Army Reserve to whom this paragraph applies direct—
that the period of annual training in any year shall be extended to such period not exceeding 30 days as may be specified in the Order; or
that the period of annual training in any year shall be reduced to such period as to Her Majesty may seem fit, or
that the annual training in any year shall be dispensed with.
Nothing in this paragraph shall be construed as preventing a man with his own consent, in addition to any other training, being called up for the purpose of duty or instruction in accordance with orders and regulations under this Act relating to the Army Reserve .
Annotations
Textual amendments
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Words in Act substituted (1.10.2014) by Defence Reform Act 2014 (c. 20), s. 44(3)(b)(4)50(1) (with s. 49(3)(5)); S.I. 2014/2370, art. 4(a)
Notes on the whole Act
Textual amendments
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Act (except ss. 48, 55, 130 to 138, 140, 151, 156, 157 and 158) repealed (1.4.1997 except so far as relating to certain provisions as to which the repeal is prosp.)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
Notes on Schedule 8
Textual amendments
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Sch. 8 repealed (1.4.1997 except so far as relating to certain paras. and subparas. the repeals of which are stillprosp.) by 1996 c. 14, ss. 131(2), 132(4), Sch. 11 (with s. 72(5)); S.I. 1997/305, art. 2