Armed Forces Act 1971

Section 75.

SCHEDULE 3 Amendments for Introducing Naval Rate, and Marine Rank, of Warrant Officer

The Naval and Marine Pay and Pensions Act 1865

1 Section 2 of the [1865 c. 73.] Naval and Marine Pay and Pensions Act 1865 shall be amended by inserting, in the definition of " seaman or marine " , the words "warrant officer " immediately before the words " petty officer ", and the words " warrant or " immediately before the words " non-commissioned officer ".

The Greenwich Hospital Act 1865

2 In section 5 of the [1865 c. 89.] Greenwich Hospital Act 1865, immediately before the words " non-commissioned officers ", in both places where they occur, there shall be inserted the words " warrant officers ".

The Navy and Marines (Property of Deceased) Act 1865

3 Section 2 of the [1865 c. 111.] Navy and Marines (Property of Deceased) Act 1865 shall be amended by inserting, in the definition of " seaman or marine " , the words " warrant officer" immediately before the words " petty officer" in both places where they occur, and the words " warrant or" immediately before the words " non-commissioned officer ".

The Army Act 1955

4 (1) Section 210 of the [1955 c. 18.] Army Act 1955 shall be amended—

(a) by inserting, in subsections (2)(b) and (3), the words " warrant officer " immediately before the words " non-commissioned officer " wherever occurring, and

(b) by inserting, in subsection (4), the words " warrant officers " immediately before the words " non-commissioned officers " in both places where they occur.

(2) Schedule 7 of the said Act shall be amended—

(a) by inserting, in paragraph 10, the words " a warrant officer and " immediately before the words " a non-commissioned officer ",

(b) by inserting, in paragraphs 19 and 22, the words " warrant officers " immediately before the words " non-commissioned officers " wherever occurring, and

(c) by inserting, in paragraph 23, the words " warrant officer " immediately before the words " non-commissioned officer " where they first occur.

The Naval Discipline Act 1957

5 (1) Section 45(2)(b) of the [1957 c. 53.] Naval Discipline Act 1957 shall be amended by inserting the words " warrant officer " immediately before the words " chief petty officer ".

(2) Section 112 of the said Act shall be amended by inserting the words " warrant officer " immediately before the words " non-commissioned officer ".

(3) Section 132 of the said Act shall be amended by inserting, in subsections (7) and (8), the words " warrant officers " immediately before the words " non-commissioned officers ".

(4) The following subsection shall be substituted for section 133(2) of the said Act:—

“(2) In this Act ' rating' means a member of Her Majesty's naval forces of or below the rate of warrant officer; and any reference in this Act to a rating, or to a rating of any particular rate, shall include a reference to any warrant officer who is subject to this Act without being a member of those forces, and to any non-commissioned officer, marine, soldier or airman who is so subject, or, as the case may be, to any such warrant officer or non-commissioned officer of rank corresponding to that rate”.

The Reserve Forces Act 1966

6 In section 21(1) of the [1966 c. 30.] Reserve Forces Act 1966, the definition of " man" shall be amended by omitting the words " (except in relation to the marine forces) " and by substituting the words " warrant officer " for the words " chief petty officer ".

The Armed Forces Act 1966

7 In section 14(1) of the [1966 c. 45.] Armed Forces Act 1966, in the definition of "rating", for the words "chief petty officer" there shall be substituted the words " warrant officer ".