LegalizeThe Armed Forces Act 2021 (Commencement No. 3) Regulations 2022
Made: 25th October 2022
The Secretary of State makes these Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by section 24(1) of the Armed Forces Act 2021[^f00001].
Citation, interpretation and extent
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- (1) These Regulations may be cited as the Armed Forces Act 2021 (Commencement No. 3) Regulations 2022.
- (2) In these Regulations, “the Act” means the Armed Forces Act 2021.
- (3) These Regulations extend to England and Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, the Isle of Man and the British Overseas Territories, except Gibraltar.
Commencement of section 2 of, and Schedule 1 to, the Act
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Section 2 of, and Schedule 1 to, the Act (Constitution of the Court Martial) come into force on 1 January 2023, in so far as they are not already in force.
Commencement of section 11 of, and Schedule 4 to, the Act
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Section 11 of, and Schedule 4 to, the Act (Service Police: complaints, misconduct etc) come into force on 1 November 2022, for the purpose only of appointing the Service Police Complaints Commissioner.
Commencement of section 12 of, and Schedule 5 to, the Act
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Section 12 (Framework for establishment of tri-service serious crime unit) of, and Schedule 5 (Tri-service serious crime unit) to, the Act come into force on 5 December 2022, in so far as they are not already in force.
Signed
Sarah Atherton — Parliamentary Under Secretary of State — Ministry of Defence — 25th October 2022
Explanatory note
(This note is not part of the Regulations)
EXPLANATORY NOTE
These Regulations bring into force section 2 and Schedule 1 of the Armed Forces Act 2021 (c.35) (“the Act”) on 1 January 2023 and section 12 and Schedule 5 into force on 5 December 2022 in so far as they are not already in force. They partially also bring into force section 11 and Schedule 4 of the Act on 1 November 2022 for the purpose only of appointing the Service Police Complaints Commissioner.
Two earlier Commencement Regulations, S.I. 2022/471 (c.17) and S.I. 2022/625 (c.33), were made before the date of these Regulations.
Footnotes
[^f00001]: 2021 c.35.
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