{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/reserve-forces-act-1996/section-64",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/reserve-forces-act-1996/section-64.json",
  "legislation": "ukpga/1996/14",
  "legislation_title": "Reserve Forces Act 1996",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/reserve-forces-act-1996",
  "path": "section/64",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "64",
  "heading": "Interpretation of Part VI.",
  "text": "(1) In this Part—\n“authorised officer” means an officer authorised by or in accordance with directions of the Defence Council for the purposes of this Part;\n“call-out notice” means a notice under section 58;\n“call-out order” means an order under section 52, 54 or 56; and\n“service under a call-out order”, and “service” mean permanent service on being called out under this Part on the authority of a call-out order.\n(2) The powers under sections 52, 54 and 56 to make a call-out order are each to be interpreted as including power to do so in circumstances in which an order could also be made under another of those sections.",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "S. 64 renumbered as s. 64(1) (1.10.2014) by Defence Reform Act 2014 (c. 20), ss. 45(8)(a), 50(1) (with s. 49(4), Sch. 7 para. 12(3)); S.I. 2014/2370, art. 4(b)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "S. 64(2) inserted (1.10.2014) by Defence Reform Act 2014 (c. 20), ss. 45(8)(b), 50(1) (with s. 49(4), Sch. 7 para. 12(3)); S.I. 2014/2370, art. 4(b)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1996/14/section/64",
    "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."
}