{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/reserve-forces-act-1996/schedule-9/paragraph-1",
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  "legislation": "ukpga/1996/14",
  "legislation_title": "Reserve Forces Act 1996",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/reserve-forces-act-1996",
  "path": "schedule/9/paragraph/1",
  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "1",
  "heading": null,
  "text": "(1) The original transitional class consists of persons who—\n(a) are members of a reserve force;\n(b) for the time being fall within paragraph 2 or 3; and\n(c) have not made an election under paragraph 4.\n(2) In this Schedule “transitional member” means a member of a reserve force who for the time being is a member of the original transitional class; and “transitional officer” and “transitional man” shall be construed accordingly.\n(3) In this Part of this Schedule “the appointed day” means such day as the Secretary of State may by order made by statutory instrument appoint for the purposes of this Part of this Schedule.",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Words in Sch. 9 para. 1(1) substituted (1.10.2014) by Defence Reform Act 2014 (c. 20), s. 50(1), Sch. 6 para. 4(3) (with s. 49(4), Sch. 7 para. 12(3)); S.I. 2014/2370, art. 4(b)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Words in Sch. 9 para. 1(2) substituted (1.10.2014) by Defence Reform Act 2014 (c. 20), s. 50(1), Sch. 6 para. 4(3) (with s. 49(4), Sch. 7 para. 12(3)); S.I. 2014/2370, art. 4(b)"
    }
  ],
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  },
  "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."
}