Armed Forces Act 2006

Officers

360Meaning of “commanding officer”

The officer who is the “commanding officer” of a person for the purposes of any provision made by or under this Act shall be determined by or under regulations made by the Defence Council.

361Meaning of “higher authority”

In this Act “higher authority”, in relation to a commanding officer, means any officer in the commanding officer’s disciplinary chain of command who is superior in that chain of command to the commanding officer.