Miscellaneous amendments of Armed Forces Act 2006

Administrative reduction in rank or rate
19
1
In section 332 of AFA 2006 (restriction on administrative reduction in rank or rate), for subsections (1) to (4) substitute—
1
The rank or rate of a warrant officer or non-commissioned officer may be reduced only by an order made by that person's commanding officer.
2
An order of a commanding officer reducing the rank or rate of a warrant officer or non-commissioned officer (“an order reducing rank or rate”)—
a
may not be made without the permission of higher authority (but this is subject to subsection (3));
b
may not reduce the rank of a person in any of Her Majesty's air forces below the highest rank that person has held in that force as an airman.
3
The permission of higher authority is not required for an order reducing rank or rate if—
a
the person whose rank is to be reduced is a lance corporal or lance bombardier; or
b
the commanding officer making the order is of or above the rank of rear admiral, major-general or air vice-marshal.
2
For the heading to that section, substitute “ Administrative reduction in rank or rate ”.
S. 19 in force at 2.4.2012 by S.I. 2012/669, art. 4(a)