Section 57A Agreement to alter limits in section 57F1

United Kingdom

(1)

This section applies to a person if—

(a)

he is not in service under a call-out order under section 56; and

(b)

if accepted into service under such a call-out order, he would be immediately entitled to release under section 57(6) or (10).

(2)

The person may agree in writing that, if he is accepted into service under a call-out order under section 56, in calculating when he is entitled to be released by virtue of section 57(6) or (10) any service of his under this Part or Part 4, 5 or 7 that occurred before he entered into the agreement is to be treated as not having occurred.

(3)

An agreement under subsection (2) may also provide that, if the person is accepted into service under a call-out order under section 56, section 57 shall apply in his case as if for the period of F212 months specified in subsection (6) there were substituted a shorter period specified in the agreement.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1: S. 57A inserted (15.10.2007) by Armed Forces Act 2006 (c. 52), s. 383(2), Sch. 14 para. 36; S.I. 2007/2913, art. 2
F2: Words in s. 57A(3) substituted (1.10.2014) by Defence Reform Act 2014 (c. 20), ss. 45(7), 50(1) (with s. 49(4), Sch. 7 para. 12(3)); S.I. 2014/2370, art. 4(b)

Notes on Part VI

Modifications

C1

Ss. 28-77 (Pts. IV-VII) modified (1.4.1997) by Army Act 1955 c. 18, s. 9(6A) (as inserted (1.4.1997) by 1996 c. 14, s. 126, SCh. 7 paras. 1(3), 3(3))(with s. 72(5), Sch. 7 para. 2); S.I. 1997/305, art. 2(1))

Ss. 28-77 (Pt. IV-VII) modified (1.4.1997) by Army Act 1955 c. 18, s. 210, Sch. 7 para. 4A(6)(as inserted (1.4.1997) by 1996 c. 14, s. 126, Sch. 7 para. 3(3)(with s. 72(5), Sch. 7 para. 4); S.I. 1997/305, art. 2(1))

Ss. 28-77 (Pts. IV-VII) modified (1.4.1997) by Armed Forces Act 1966 c. 45, s. 4(6A) (as inserted (1.4.1997) by 1996 c. 14, s. 126, Sch. 7 para. 7(3)(with s. 72(5), Sch. 7 para. 8); S.I. 1997/305, art. 2(1))

C2

Pts. 4-7 modified (31.10.2009) by The Armed Forces (Discharge and Transfer to the Reserve Forces) (No. 2) Regulations 2009 (S.I. 2009/1091), regs. 1, 8(8)(b)