# Reserve Forces Act 1996, Section 3: Control of numbers in the reserve forces.


(1) Parliament shall authorise a maximum number of officers and a maximum number of men for each of the reserve forces; and, accordingly, the numbers of officers and men of a reserve force shall not exceed the numbers for the time being authorised for the force.
(2) The special members of a reserve force shall not be reckoned in the numbers of officers and men for the time being authorised for the force under this section.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1996/14/section/3 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/reserve-forces-act-1996/section-3
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