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C1SCh. 11 restricted (1.4.1997) by S.I. 1997/306, reg. 29
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I1Sch. 11 in force at 1.4.1997 (subject to savings for the repeal of provisions in 1980 c. 9 as mentioned in S.I. 1997/305, art. 2(2); also subject to savings for the repeal of Sch. 11 in relation to s. 128 of the 1980 Act as mentioned in S.I. 1997/306, reg. 29) by S.I. 1997/305, art. 2(1)
| Chapter | Short title | Extent of repeal |
|---|---|---|
| 1951 c. 8. | Home Guard Act 1951. | The whole Act. |
| 1955 c. 18. | Army Act 1955. | Section 205(1)(k). Section 212. In section 225(1), in the definition of “regular forces” the words “or the Home Guard”. |
| 1955 c. 19. | Air Force Act 1955. | Section 205(1)(c). |
| 1966 c. 45. | Armed Forces Act 1966. | In section 3, the words from “the provisions so” to the end. Section 4(9) and (10). |
| 1980 c. 9. | Reserve Forces Act 1980. | The whole Act, except sections 48, 55, 130 to 138, 140, 151, 156, 157 and 158. |
| 1982 c. 14. | Reserve Forces Act 1982. | The whole Act. |
| 1984 c. 60. | Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984. | In Schedule 2, the entry relating to the Reserve Forces Act 1980. |
| 1985 c. 17. | Reserve Forces (Safeguard of Employment) Act 1985. | In section 20(1), the definitions of “regular forces”, “reserve or auxiliary force” and “service in the armed forces of the Crown” and, in the definition of “permanent service”, the words from “and” to the end. In Schedule 4, paragraph 7. |
| 1991 c. 62. | Armed Forces Act 1991. | In Schedule 2, paragraph 11(4). |
| 1992 c. 39. | Army Act 1992. | Section 3(1). |
| 1993 c. 10. | Charities Act 1993. | In Schedule 6, paragraph 16. |
| 1994 c. 19. | Local Government (Wales) Act 1994. | Section 61(4) and (6). |
| 1994 c. 39. | Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994. | In Schedule 13, paragraph 116(3) and (5). |
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