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Explanatory Note

(The note is not part of the Rules)

These Rules make further provision for the imprisonment anddetention of service men and women in the air force by—

(a)amending Rules 18 and 19 of the Imprisonment and Detention (AirForce) Rules 1980 (as amended) to extend the range of establishmentswhere service women may be held in custody;

(b)amending Rule 98(3)(f) to provide that the Rules (Rules 91 to 97)relating to the use of mechanical restraint and special clothing are thesame for service men and women; and

(c)removing references to the reconsidering authority following therepeal ofsection 114 of the Air Force Act 1955.