I11Regular forces: part-time service and geographic restrictions

1

The Armed Forces Act 2006 is amended as follows.

2

Section 329 (terms and conditions of enlistment and service) is amended in accordance with subsections (3) and (4).

3

In subsection (2)—

a

after paragraph (h) insert—

ha

enabling a person to serve with a regular force on a part-time basis;

b

for paragraphs (i) and (j) substitute—

i

enabling a person's service with a regular force to be restricted to service in a particular area or to be subject to other geographic restrictions;

j

requiring a person serving subject to a geographic restriction to serve without that restriction on a number of occasions not exceeding a prescribed maximum.

4

After subsection (3) insert—

3A

A right conferred on a person by virtue of subsection (2)(ha) to (j) may be varied, suspended or terminated in prescribed circumstances.

5

In section 373 (orders, regulations and rules), in subsection (3), after paragraph (e) insert—

ea

regulations under section 329(1) which make provision of a kind mentioned in section 329(2)(ha), (i), or (j),

eb

regulations under section 329(3A),