Armed forces
237.—(1) Article 236—
(a)applies to service as a member of the naval, military or air forces of the Crown but subject to the following provisions of this Article, and
(b)applies to employment by an association established for the purposes of Part VI of the [1980 c. 9.] Reserve Forces Act 1980.
(2) The provisions of this Order which have effect by virtue of Article 236 in relation to service as a member of the naval, military or air forces of the Crown are—
(a)Parts I and III,
(b)in Part VII, Articles 83 to 85,
(c)Parts VIII and IX,
(d)in Part X, Articles 124 and 125,
(e)Part XI, apart from Articles 132 to 134 and 136, and
(f)this Part and Part XVI.
(3) The Department may by order—
(a)amend paragraph (2) by making additions to, or omissions from, the provisions for the time being specified in that paragraph, and
(b)make any provision for the time being so specified apply to service as a member of the naval, military or air forces of the Crown subject to such exceptions and modifications as may be specified in the order,
but no provision contained in Part IV may be added to the provisions for the time being specified in paragraph (2).
(4) Modifications made by an order under paragraph (3) may include provision precluding the making of a complaint or reference to any industrial tribunal unless the person aggrieved has availed himself of the service redress procedures applicable to him.
(5) Where modifications made by an order under paragraph (3) include provision such as is mentioned in paragraph (4), the order shall also include provision designed to secure that the service redress procedures result in a determination, or what is to be treated under the order as a determination, in sufficient time to enable a complaint or reference to be made to an industrial tribunal.
(6) In paragraphs (4) and (5) “the service redress procedures” means the procedures, excluding those which relate to the making of a report on a complaint to Her Majesty, referred to in—
(a)sections 180 and 181 of the [1955 c. 18.] Army Act 1955,
(b)sections 180 and 181 of the [1955 c. 19.] Air Force Act 1955, and
(c)section 130 of the [1957 c. 53.] Naval Discipline Act 1957.
(7) No provision shall be made by virtue of paragraph (4) which has the effect of substituting a period longer than six months for any period specified as the normal period for a complaint or reference.
(8) In paragraph (7) “the normal period for a complaint or reference”, in relation to any matter within the jurisdiction of an industrial tribunal, means the period specified in the relevant statutory provision as the period within which the complaint or reference must be made (disregarding any provision permitting an extension of that period at the discretion of the tribunal).