Statutory Instruments
Defence
Made
8th November 2022
The Secretary of State makes these Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by section 24(1) of the Armed Forces Act 2021(1).
1.—(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Armed Forces Act 2021 (Commencement No. 4) Regulations 2022.
(2) In these Regulations, “the Act” means the Armed Forces Act 2021.
2.—(1) These Regulations extend to England and Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, the Isle of Man and the British Overseas Territories (except Gibraltar), subject to paragraph (2).
(2) Regulation 4 extends to Scotland and Northern Ireland only.
3. Section 8 (armed forces covenant) of the Act comes into force on 22nd November 2022, in so far as it is not already in force.
4. Section 21 (time limit for appeals in respect of war pensions) of the Act comes into force on 22nd November 2022, in so far as it is not already in force.
Andrew Murrison
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State
Ministry of Defence
8th November 2022
(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations bring into force sections 8 and 21 of the Armed Forces Act 2021 (c. 35) on 22nd November 2022, in so far as they are not already in force.
Section 8 amends the Armed Forces Act 2006 (c. 52) to impose a new duty on specified persons or bodies to have due regard to the principles of the armed forces covenant when exercising relevant housing, education or healthcare functions in England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.
Section 21 substitutes a new subsection (5) and (6) for subsection (5) of section 8 of the Pensions Appeal Tribunals Act 1943 (c. 39 6 and 7 Geo. 6), which deals with the time limit for appeals.
Three earlier Commencement Regulations, (S.I 2022/471 (C. 17)), (S.I. 2022/625 (C. 33)) and (S.I. 2022/1095 (C. 87)), were made before the date of these Regulations.
(This note is not part of the Regulations)
The following provisions of the Armed Forces Act 2021 have been brought into force by commencement regulations made before the date of these Regulations.
| Provision | Date of Commencement | S.I. No |
|---|---|---|
| Section 2 (partially) | 1 May 2022 | 2022/471 |
| Section 2 (remainder) | 1 January 2023 | 2022/1095 |
| Section 3 | 1 May 2022 | 2022/471 |
| Section 4 (partially) | 1 May 2022 | 2022/471 |
| Section 5 (partially) | 1 May 2022 | 2022/471 |
| Section 6 (partially) | 1 May 2022 | 2022/471 |
| Section 7 (partially) | 1 May 2022 | 2022/471 |
| Section 8 (partially) | 1 May 2022 | 2022/471 |
| Section 9 (partially) | 1 May 2022 | 2022/471 |
| Section 10 (partially) | 1 May 2022 | 2022/471 |
| Section 10 (remainder) | 15 June 2022 | 2022/625 |
| Section 11 (partially) | 1 November 2022 | 2022/1095 |
| Section 12 (partially) | 1 May 2022 | 2022/471 |
| Section 12 (remainder) | 5 December 2022 | 2022/1095 |
| Section 13 | 1 May 2022 | 2022/471 |
| Section 14 (partially) | 1 May 2022 | 2022/471 |
| Section 15 (partially) | 1 May 2022 | 2022/471 |
| Section 16 (partially) | 1 May 2022 | 2022/471 |
| Section 18 | 1 May 2022 | 2022/471 |
| Section 21 (partially) | 1 May 2022 | 2022/471 |
| Schedule 1 (partially) | 1 May 2022 | 2022/471 |
| Schedule 1 (remainder) | 1 January 2023 | 2022/1095 |
| Schedule 2 (partially) | 1 May 2022 | 2022/471 |
| Schedule 3 (partially) | 1 May 2022 | 2022/471 |
| Schedule 3 (remainder) | 15 June 2022 | 2022/625 |
| Schedule 4 (partially) | 1 November 2022 | 2022/1095 |
| Schedule 5 (partially) | 1 May 2022 | 2022/471 |
| Schedule 5 (remainder) | 5 December 2022 | 2022/1095 |
| Schedule 6 (partially) | 1 May 2022 | 2022/471 |