# Reserve Forces Act 1996, Section 5: Organisation of the reserve forces.


(1) Any of the reserve forces may, by or in accordance with orders or regulations under section 4, be formed into such groupings as may be specified in the order or regulations concerned.
(2) Such orders or regulations may, in particular, include provision with respect to—
(a) the formation of the reserve naval or marine forces into divisions, classes or other naval or marine bodies;
(b) the formation of the reserve land forces into corps, regiments, battalions or other military bodies;
(c) the formation of the reserve air forces into wings, squadrons or other air-force bodies; and
(d) the formation of any such bodies as are mentioned in paragraphs (a) to (c) into higher formations, either alone or jointly with any other part of Her Majesty’s armed forces.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1996/14/section/5 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/reserve-forces-act-1996/section-5
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