Reserve Forces Act 1980

146 Protection of other civil interests

(1) Any service rendered by virtue of—

(a) section 14(1) above, or

(b) section 34 above,

shall be relevant service within the meaning of the [1951 c. 65.] Reserve and Auxiliary Forces (Protection of Civil Interests) Act 1951.

(2) Any service rendered by virtue of—

(a) section 10(5) above, or

(b) section 24 above, or

(c) section 25(1) above, or

(d) any continuous period of training of 7 days or longer performed as a member of the Ulster Defence Regiment, whether in pursuance of an obligation under section 44(1) above or under voluntary arrangements,

shall be relevant service within the meaning of the provisions of that Act of 1951 applicable to Northern Ireland.

(3) It is declared—

(a) that for the purposes of that Act of 1951 service for which a person is accepted—

(i) by virtue of section 27 above is service in pursuance of a call-out notice under section 26(1) above,

(ii) by virtue of section 36 above is service in pursuance of a notice under section 33 above or section 35 above, as the case may be; and

(b) that nothing in this Act shall be taken as prejudicing the application of that Act of 1951.