2014 No. 2370 (C. 101)
Defence
The Defence Reform Act 2014 (Commencement No. 2) Order 2014
Made 3rd September 2014

The Secretary of State makes the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by section 50(1) and (2) of the Defence Reform Act 2014:
2014 c. 20.

Citation and interpretation
1 This Order may be cited as the Defence Reform Act 2014 (Commencement No. 2) Order 2014.
2 In this Order “the Act” means the Defence Reform Act 2014.

Commencement
3 Section 46 of the Act and Schedule 7 to the Act come into force on 5th September 2014.
4 The following provisions of the Act come into force on 1st October 2014—
(a) section 44;
(b) section 45 and Schedule 6;
(c) section 47; and
(d) section 48.
Julian Brazier Parliamentary Under Secretary of State Ministry of Defence 3rd September 2014

EXPLANATORY NOTE
(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order brings into force provisions of the Defence Reform Act 2014 (c. 20) relating to reserve forces. Section 46 and Schedule 7 are brought into force on 5th September 2014. The provisions specified in Article 4 are brought into force on 1st October 2014.

NOTE AS TO EARLIER COMMENCEMENT ORDERS
(This note is not part of the Order)
The following provisions of the Defence Reform Act 2014 (c. 20) have been brought into force by commencement order made before the date of this Order:
Provision	Date of Commencement	S.I.No.
Section 13	14th July 2014	S.I. 2014/1751
Sections 14 to 21 (partially)	14th July 2014	S.I. 2014/1751
Sections 23 to 25 (partially)	14th July 2014	S.I. 2014/1751
Sections 27 to 33 (partially)	14th July 2014	S.I. 2014/1751
Section 35 (partially)	14th July 2014	S.I. 2014/1751
Section 37	14th July 2014	S.I. 2014/1751
Section 38 (partially)	14th July 2014	S.I. 2014/1751
Sections 40 to 42	14th July 2014	S.I. 2014/1751
Section 43 (partially)	14th July 2014	S.I. 2014/1751
Schedule 4 (partially)	14th July 2014	S.I. 2014/1751
Schedule 5 (partially)	14th July 2014	S.I. 2014/1751