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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/reserve-forces-act-1996/section-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": "section/1",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "1",
  "heading": "Power to maintain the reserve forces.",
  "text": "(1) Her Majesty may maintain each of the reserve forces in accordance with the provisions of this Act.\n(2) In this Act “the reserve forces” means the following forces—\n(a) the Royal Fleet Reserve, the Royal Naval Reserve and the Royal Marines Reserve (the reserve naval and marine forces;\n(b) the Regular Reserve and the Army Reserve (the reserve land forces); and\n(c) the Air Force Reserve and the Royal Auxiliary Air Force (the reserve air forces).",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Words in Act substituted (1.10.2014) by Defence Reform Act 2014 (c. 20), s. 44(3)(a)(4), 50(1) (with s. 49(4), Sch. 7 para. 12(3)); S.I. 2014/2370, art. 4(a)"
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      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Words in Act substituted (1.10.2014) by Defence Reform Act 2014 (c. 20), s. 44(3)(b)(4), 50(1) (with s. 49(4), Sch. 7 para. 12(3)); S.I. 2014/2370, art. 4(a)"
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1996/14/section/1",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T09:32:19.577483+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."
}