Armed Forces Act 1971 (c. 33)

Section 75.

Schedule 3 U.K. AMENDMENTS FOR INTRODUCING NAVAL RATE, AND MARINE RANK, OF WARRANT OFFICER

Modifications etc. (not altering text)

C1 The text of ss. 26, 33, 54, 67(3), 76, Schs. 1, 3 is in the form in which it was originally enacted: it was not reproduced in Statutes in Force and, except as specified, does not reflect any amendments or repeals which may have been made prior to 1.2.1991.

The Naval and Marine Pay and Pensions Act 1865 U.K.

1 U.K. Section 2 of the M1 Naval and Marine Pay and Pensions Act 1865 shall be amended by inserting, in the definition of “seaman or marine” the words “warrant officer” immediately before the words “petty officer”, and the words “warrant or” immediately before the words “non-commissioned officer”.

Marginal Citations

M1 1865 c. 73.

The Greenwich Hospital Act 1865 U.K.

2 U.K. In section 5 of the M2 Greenwich Hospital Act 1865, immediately before the words “non-commissioned officers”, in both places where they occur, there shall be inserted the words “warrant officers”.

Marginal Citations

M2 1865 c. 89.

The Navy and Marines (Property of Deceased) Act 1865 U.K.

3 U.K. Section 2 of the M3 Navy and Marines (Property of Deceased) Act 1865 shall be amended by inserting, in the definition of “seaman or marine”, the words “warrant officer” immediately before the words “petty officer” in both places where they occur, and the words “warrant or” immediately before the words “non-commissioned officer”.

Marginal Citations

M3 1865 c. 111

The Army Act 1955 U.K.

4 (1) Section 210 of the M4 Army Act 1955 shall be amended— U.K.

(a) by inserting, in subsections (2)(b) and (3), the words “warrant officer” immediately before the words “non-commissioned officer” wherever occurring, and

(b) by inserting, in subsection (4), the words “warrant officers” immediately before the words “non-commissioned officers” in both places where they occur.

(2) Schedule 7 of the said Act shall be amended—

(a) by inserting, in paragraph 10, the words “a warrant officer and” immediately before the words “a non-commissioned officer”,

(b) by inserting, in paragraphs 19 and 22, the words “warrant officers” immediately before the words “non-commissioned officers” wherever occurring, and

(c) by inserting, in paragraph 23, the words “warrant officer” immediately before the words “non-commissioned officer” where they first occur.

Marginal Citations

M4 1955 c. 18.

The Naval Discipline Act 1957 U.K.

5 (1) Section 45(2)(b) of the M5 Naval Discipline Act 1957 shall be amended by inserting the words “warrant officer” immediately before the words “chief petty officer”. U.K.

(2) Section 112 of the said Act shall be amended by inserting the words “warrant officer” immediately before the words “non-commissioned officer”.

(3) Section 132 of the said Act shall be amended by inserting, in subsections (7) . . . F1 , the words “warrant officers” immediately before the words “non-commissioned officers”.

(4) The following subsection shall be substituted for section 133(2) of the said Act:—

“(2) In this Act “rating” means a member of Her Majesty’s naval forces of or below the rate of warrant officer; and any reference in this Act to a rating, or to a rating of any particular rate, shall include a reference to any warrant officer who is subject to this Act without being a member of those forces, and to any non-commissioned officer, marine, soldier or airman who is so subject, or, as the case may be, to any such warrant officer or non-commissioned officer of rank corresponding to that rate”

Textual Amendments

F1 Words repealed by Armed Forces Act 1976 (c. 52, SIF 7:1), s. 22(6), Sch. 10

Marginal Citations

M5 1957 c. 53.

The Reserve Forces Act 1966 U.K.

6 U.K. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F2

Textual Amendments

F2 Sch. 3 para. 6 repealed by Reserve Forces Act 1980 (c. 9, SIF 7:2), s. 157, Sch. 10 Pt. II

The Armed Forces Act 1966 U.K.

7 U.K. In section 14(1) of the M6 Armed Forces Act 1966, in the definition of “rating”, for the words “chief petty officer” there shall be substituted the words “warrant officer”.

Marginal Citations

M6 1966 c. 45.