(1)The special class of the Royal Fleet Reserve shall consist of—
(a)men who, on engaging or re-engaging in the Royal Fleet Reserve or during a term of engagement or re-engagement in that reserve agree in writing—
(i)to be entered in or transferred to that class, and
(ii)to undertake the liability for service in that class specified in this Act, or
(b)men who, having before 16th December 1949 been entered for non-continuous service in the naval service of Her Majesty or enlisted to serve in the royal marine forces, on transfer to the Royal Fleet Reserve or during their service in that reserve pursuant to such transfer agree in writing—
(i)to be entered in or transferred to that class, and
(ii)to undertake the liability for service in that class specified in this Act; or
(c)men entered in that class in accordance with the following provisions of this section.
(2)Any man who—
(a)having been entered for non-continuous service in the naval service of Her Majesty on or after 16th December 1949, or
(b)having been enlisted to serve in the royal marine forces on or after that date,
is transferred to the Royal Fleet Reserve shall, if on his transfer he was designated by the Defence Council or an officer designated by the Defence Council as a man to whom this subsection applies, be entered in that class of the reserve and shall be liable to serve in that class as specified by this Act.
(3)The following provisions shall have effect as to the duration of service in the special class of the Royal Fleet Reserve—
(a)a man entered in that class or transferred to it in pursuance of an agreement under paragraph (a) of subsection (1) above shall be liable to serve in that class until the end of his term of engagement or re-engagement referred to in that paragraph;
(b)a man entered in or transferred to the special class in pursuance of an agreement under paragraph (b) of subsection (1) shall be liable to serve in the special class until the end of his term of service in the Royal Fleet Reserve in pursuance of his transfer to that reserve referred to in that paragraph (b); and
(c)a man entered in the special class by virtue of the provisions of subsection (2) above shall be liable to serve in that class until the expiry of the first 12 months of his service in the Royal Fleet Reserve and shall then be transferred from the special class to the general body of the reserve.
(4)If a man to whom paragraph (c) of subsection (3) above applies agrees in writing to continue to serve in the special class during the residue of the term for which he is transferred to the Royal Fleet Reserve, he shall be liable to serve in that class in accordance with the agreement.
(5)An agreement made for the purposes of subsection (1) or subsection (4) above may be revoked by 3 months’ written notice.
References in section 57 above to transfer to the Royal Fleet Reserve shall be construed—
(a)in relation to a man entered for non-continuous service in the naval service of Her Majesty, as references to being entered in the Royal Fleet Reserve in pursuance of a liability incurred under the terms of his engagement, in accordance with regulations made by the Defence Council under section 2 of the M1Armed Forces Act 1966 to serve in the Royal Fleet Reserve after the completion of his term of service in the navy; and
(b)in relation to a man enlisted to serve in the royal marine forces, as references to being entered in the Royal Fleet Reserve in pursuance of a liability incurred under the terms of his engagement to serve in the Royal Fleet Reserve after the completion of his term of service in the Royal Marines.
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