Reserve Forces Act 1996

1. Introductory Text

2. Part I The Reserve Forces

   1. Maintenance and composition

      1. 1. Power to maintain the reserve forces.

      2. 2. Membership of the reserve forces.

      3. 3. Control of numbers in the reserve forces.

   2. Regulation and organisation

      1. 4. Orders and regulations concerning the reserve forces.

      2. 5. Organisation of the reserve forces.

      3. 6. Permanent staff of the reserve forces.

   3. Pay and pensions

      1. 7. Pay, bounty and allowances of the reserve forces.

      2. 8. Pensions.

3. Part II Enlistment and conditions of service

   1. Enlistment and re-engagement

      1. 9. Enlistment of men in the reserve forces.

      2. 10. Enlistment of foreign nationals and residents.

      3. 11. Re-engagement for service.

      4. 12. Service in the reserve land and air forces on enlistment.

      5. 13. Transfer of men between reserve forces.

   2. Discharge

      1. 14. General powers to discharge men of the reserve forces.

      2. 15. Discharge by commanding officer.

      3. 16. Entitlement to discharge.

      4. 17. Postponement of discharge.

      5. 18. Rights of men on being discharged.

   3. Supplementary

      1. 19. Orders and regulations as to enlistment etc.

      2. 20. Command, posting etc. of men in permanent service.

      3. 21. Service of marines in the Royal Fleet Reserve.

4. Part III Training and other duties

   1. Obligatory training

      1. 22. Training obligations of members of the reserve forces.

      2. 23. Power to exempt from or relax training obligations.

   2. Commitments to perform additional duties

      1. 24. Commitments to a period of full-time service.

      2. 25. Additional duties commitments.

      3. 26. Parliamentary control of commitments.

   3. Voluntary activities

      1. 27. Voluntary training and other duties.

5. Part IV Special agreements for call out

   1. Special agreements

      1. 28. Special agreements.

      2. 29. Employers' consent before entering agreements.

      3. 30. New employer’s consent to continuation of agreements.

      4. 31. Termination of agreements.

   2. Call out for permanent service under Part IV

      1. 32. Call out of persons who have entered into special agreements.

      2. 33. Acceptance into service under Part IV.

      3. 34. Release from service under Part IV.

   3. Supplementary

      1. 35. Exercise of certain functions under section 32 or 33.

      2. 36. Parliamentary control of numbers and reports.

      3. 37. Interpretation of Part IV.

6. Part V Employee Agreements

   1. Preliminary

      1. 38. Purpose of Part V.

      2. 39. Employee agreements.

   2. Liabilities of special members

      1. 40. Liability of special members to be called out or to train.

      2. 41. Cessation of liabilities.

      3. 42. Discharge etc. of special members.

   3. Call out for permanent service under Part V

      1. 43. Call out of special members.

      2. 44. Acceptance into service of special members.

      3. 45. Release from service of special members.

   4. Supplementary

      1. 46. Exercise of certain functions under section 43 or 44.

      2. 47. Parliamentary control of numbers and reports.

      3. 48. Application of Part V to Crown servants, employees of sub-contractors and self-employed persons.

      4. 49. Interpretation of Part V.

7. Part VI Call out for permanent service

   1. General liability to be called out for permanent service

      1. 50. Liability of members of reserve forces under call-out orders.

      2. 51. Geographical extent of liability to service on call out.

   2. Powers to authorise call out

      1. 52. Call out for national danger, great emergency or attack on the UK.

      2. 53. Maximum duration of service on call out under section 52.

      3. 54. Call out for warlike operations.

      4. 55. Maximum duration of service on call out under section 54.

      5. 56. Call out for certain operations.

      6. 57. Maximum duration of service on call out under section 56.

   3. Call out of members of a reserve force

      1. 58. Call out of members of a reserve force on authority of call-out order.

      2. 59. Acceptance into service under call-out order.

      3. 60. Release from service under call-out order.

      4. 61. Alteration of authority for call out.

   4. Supplementary

      1. 62. Power to exempt persons from or relax call-out liability.

      2. 63. Exercise of certain functions under section 58 or 61.

      3. 64. Interpretation of Part VI.

8. Part VII Recall for service of officers and former servicemen

   1. Liability to be recalled for service

      1. 65. Liability of officers and former servicemen to be recalled.

      2. 66. Persons who may be recalled under Part VII.

      3. 67. Geographical extent of liability to service on recall.

   2. Power to authorise recall

      1. 68. Recall for national danger, great emergency or attack on the UK.

      2. 69. Maximum duration of service on recall.

   3. Recall for permanent service

      1. 70. Recall of persons on authority of recall order.

      2. 71. Acceptance into service under recall order.

      3. 72. Release and discharge from service under recall order.

   4. Supplementary

      1. 73. Power to exempt persons from or relax recall liability.

      2. 74. Exercise of certain functions under section 70.

      3. 75. Power to require information.

      4. 76. Recall not to affect service pensions.

      5. 77. Interpretation of Part VII.

9. Part VIII Schemes for Exemption and Financial Assistance

   1. Individual exemptions etc. from call out or recall

      1. 78. Individual exemptions etc. from call out.

      2. 79. Individual exemptions etc. from recall.

      3. 80. Effect of exemptions etc.

      4. 81. Regulations under section 78 or 79: supplementary.

      5. 82. Offences in connection with regulations under section 78 or 79.

   2. Financial assistance in respect of call out or recall

      1. 83. Payments to individuals in respect of call out or recall.

      2. 84. Payments to employers etc. in respect of call out or recall.

      3. 85. Regulations under section 83 or 84: supplementary.

      4. 86. Power to suspend payments due to national danger or great emergency.

      5. 87. Offences in connection with claims for payments.

10. Part IX Reserve forces appeal tribunals

    1. 88. The reserve forces appeal tribunals.

    2. 89. Jurisdiction and powers of appeal tribunals.

    3. 90. Appointment of panel of chairmen.

    4. 91. Appointment of panel of ordinary members.

    5. 92. Membership of tribunals etc.

    6. 93. General power to make rules.

    7. 94. Offences in connection with appeals.

11. Part X General Offences

    1. Offences against good order and discipline

       1. 95. Offences against orders and regulations under section 4.

    2. Desertion and absence without leave from service, duty or training

       1. 96. Failure to attend for service on call out or recall.

       2. 97. Failure to attend for duty or training.

       3. 98. Punishment etc. of offences of desertion or absence without leave.

       4. 99. False pretence of illegal absence.

       5. 100. Treatment of deserters etc.

       6. 101. Inducing a person to desert or absent himself.

       7. 102. Record of illegal absence.

    3. General

       1. 103. Trial of offences as offences under service law.

       2. 104. Jurisdiction of civil courts.

       3. 105. Trial of offences by civil court.

       4. 106. Offences triable by court-martial or civil court.

       5. 107. Time for institution of proceedings.

       6. 108. Evidence.

       7. 109. Meaning of “civil court”.

12. Part XI Reserve Associations

    1. 110. Establishment of associations for areas in the UK.

    2. 111. Constitution of associations.

    3. 112. General duties of associations.

    4. 113. Powers and duties assignable to associations.

    5. 114. Expenses of associations.

    6. 115. Accounts of associations.

    7. 116. Joint committees of associations.

    8. 117. Regulations as to associations.

    9. 118. Compensation of displaced employees.

    10. 119. Winding-up of associations.

13. Part XII Miscellaneous and General

    1. Miscellaneous

       1. 120. Disbanding of units: charitable property.

       2. 121. The lieutenancies.

       3. 122. Safeguard of employment for members of reserve forces.

       4. 123. Billeting.

       5. 124. Exemption from tolls etc.

       6. 125. Absence for voting.

       7. 126. Postponement of transfer to the reserve or discharge of servicemen.

    2. General

       1. 127. Interpretation.

       2. 128. Transitory provisions.

       3. 129. Application of Act to persons currently serving in the reserve forces or regular services.

       4. 130. Power to make transitional, consequential etc. provisions.

       5. 131. Consequential amendments and repeals.

       6. 132. Short title, extent and commencement.

14. SCHEDULES:

    1. Schedule 1

       Enlistment.

    2. Schedule 2

       Deserters and absentees without leave.

    3. Schedule 3

       Evidence.

    4. Schedule 4

       Provisions of schemes for the constitution of associations.

    5. Schedule 5

       Charitable property on disbanding of units.

       1. Part I Preliminary.

       2. Part II Succession to charitable property: England and Wales.

       3. Part III Succession to charitable property: Scotland.

       4. Part IV Succession to charitable property: Northern Ireland.

    6. Schedule 6

       Amendments to the Reserve Forces Act 19801980 relating to the lieutenancies.

    7. Schedule 7

       Postponement of transfer to the reserve or discharge from the regular services.

    8. Schedule 8

       Transitory and transitional provisions.

    9. Schedule 9

       Application of Act to transitional members.

       1. Part I The transitional class of members of the reserve forces.

       2. Part II Application of Act to members of the transitional class.

    10. Schedule 10

        Minor and consequential amendments.

    11. Schedule 11

        Repeals.