Reserve Forces Act 1980

121 Associations

(1) In this Part of this Act—

• the expression "joint association" means an association established for any area in the United Kingdom, being an area determined by the Defence Council, for the purposes of the organisation and administration of Her Majesty's military and air forces other than the regulars and their reserves and for such other purposes of the establishment of associations as are mentioned in this Part;

• the expression "territorial and army volunteer reserve association" means an association established for any such area for the like purposes in relation to Her Majesty's military forces;

• the expression " auxiliary air force association" means an association established for any such area for the like purposes in relation to Her Majesty's air forces.

(2) An association of any of the kinds mentioned in subsection (1) above—

(a) may be established for any such area as is mentioned in that subsection for which an association of that kind is not for the time being in existence, but

(b) in the case of an auxiliary air force association the area shall be one which in the opinion of the Defence Council cannot be suitably administered through a joint association.