The Armed Forces Act (Continuation) Order 2022

Draft Order in Council laid before Parliament under section 382(4) of the Armed Forces Act 2006, for approval by resolution of each House of Parliament.

Draft Statutory Instruments

2022 No. 0000

Defence

The Armed Forces Act (Continuation) Order 2022

Made

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At the Court at Windsor Castle, the *** day of ***

Present,

The Queen’s Most Excellent Majesty in Council

A draft of this Order has been laid before Parliament and approved by a resolution of each House of Parliament.

Accordingly, Her Majesty, on the advice of Her Privy Council and in exercise of the power conferred by section 382(2) of the Armed Forces Act 2006(1), makes the following Order.

Citation and extent

1.—(1) This Order may be cited as the Armed Forces Act (Continuation) Order 2022.

(2) This Order extends to England and Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, the Isle of Man and the British overseas territories (except Gibraltar) and the Channel Islands(2).

Continuation of the Armed Forces Act 2006

2.  The Armed Forces Act 2006 shall, instead of expiring at the end of 14th December 2022, expire at the end of 14th December 2023.

Name

Clerk of the Privy Council

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Order)

Section 382 of the Armed Forces Act 2006 (“the 2006 Act”) provides that the 2006 Act will expire at the end of one year beginning with the day on which the Armed Forces Act 2021 (“the 2021 Act”) was passed, unless continued in force by Order in Council in accordance with that section. The 2021 Act was passed on 15th December 2021 and the 2006 Act was therefore due to expire at the end of 14th December 2022. This Order provides for the continuation of the 2006 Act until the end of 14th December 2023.

(1)

2006 c. 52; section 382 was substituted by section 1 of the Armed Forces Act 2021 (c. 35).

(2)

Section 378(1) of, and paragraph 149 of Schedule 16 to, the Armed Forces Act 2006 were extended to the Channel Islands by S.I. 2009/3215 and S.I. 2010/765.