http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1996/46/section/21Armed Forces Act 1996An Act to continue the Army Act 1955, the Air Force Act 1955 and the Naval Discipline Act 1957; to amend those Acts and other enactments relating to the armed forces; to make further provision in relation to proceedings before service courts; to provide for the taking of fingerprints and samples from offenders convicted in service proceedings; to amend the Courts-Martial (Appeals) Act 1968; to make further provision in relation to complaints to employment tribunals by members of the armed forces; to provide for further exemptions from the Firearms Act 1968; to make further provision in relation to Greenwich Hospital; to amend the Visiting Forces Act 1952; and for connected purposes.1996-07-24texttext/xmlenStatute Law Database2018-04-23Expert Participation2014-03-10 Armed Forces Act 1996Blanket AmendmentConstitutional Reform Act 2005Sch. 11 para. 5s. 148(1)art. 2(d) 211Section 85 of the Sex Discrimination Act 1975 (application of that Act to the Crown) shall be amended as set out in subsections (2) to (5) below.2In subsection (2), after paragraph (b) there shall be inserted—orcservice in the armed forces,.3In subsection (4), for the words from “naval" to the end there shall be substituted the words “armed forces.”.4After subsection (9) there shall be inserted the following subsections—9AThis subsection applies to any complaint by a person (“the complainant") that another person—ahas committed an act of discrimination against the complainant which is unlawful by virtue of section 6; orbis by virtue of section 41 or 42 to be treated as having committed such an act of discrimination against the complainant,if at the time when the act complained of was done the complainant was serving in the armed forces and the discrimination in question relates to his service in those forces.9BNo complaint to which subsection (9A) applies shall be presented to an employment tribunal under section 63 unless—athe complainant has made a complaint to an officer under the service redress procedures applicable to him and has submitted that complaint to the Defence Council under those procedures; andbthe Defence Council have made a determination with respect to the complaint.9CRegulations may make provision enabling a complaint to which subsection (9A) applies to be presented to an employment tribunal under section 63 in such circumstances as may be specified by the regulations, notwithstanding that subsection (9B) would otherwise preclude the presentation of the complaint to an employment tribunal.9DWhere a complaint is presented to an employment tribunal under section 63 by virtue of regulations under subsection (9C), the service redress procedures may continue after the complaint is so presented.9ERegulations under subsection (9C) shall be made by the Secretary of State by statutory instrument and shall be subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of either House of Parliament.5For subsection (10) there shall be substituted the following subsection—10In this section—“armed forces” means any of the naval, military or air forces of the Crown;“service for purposes of a Minister of the Crown or government department” does not include service in any office for the time being mentioned in Schedule 2 (Ministerial offices) to the House of Commons Disqualification Act 1975;“the service redress procedures” means the procedures, excluding those which relate to the making of a report on a complaint to Her Majesty, referred to in section 180 of the Army Act 1955, section 180 of the Air Force Act 1955 and section 130 of the Naval Discipline Act 1957; and“statutory body” means a body set up by or in pursuance of an enactment and “statutory office” means an office so set up.6In section 76(1) of the Sex Discrimination Act 1975 (period within which complaint under section 63 of that Act to be presented to an employment tribunal), for the words from “the period" to the end there shall be substituted the following words— athe period of three months beginning when the act complained of was done; orbin a case to which section 85(9A) applies, the period of six months so beginning.1975 c. 65. Words in s. 21(4)(6) substituted (E.W.S.) (1.8.1998) by 1998 c. 8, s. 1(2)(a) (with s. 16(2); S.I. 1998/1658, art. 2(1), Sch. 11975 c. 24. 1955 c. 18. 1955 c. 19. 1957 c. 53. 1975 c. 65. Words in cross-heading preceding s. 21 substituted (E.W.S.) (1.8.1998) by 1998 c. 8, s. 1(2)(b) (with s. 16(2)); S.I. 1998/1658, art. 2(1), Sch. 1S. 21 repealed (E.W.S.) (1.10.2010) by 2010 c. 15, Sch. 27 Pt. 1 (as substituted by The Equality Act 2010 (Consequential Amendments, Saving and Supplementary Provisions) Order 2010 (S.I. 2010/2279), art. 1(2), Sch. 2 (see S.I. 2010/2317, art. 2))