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Overseas Operations (Service Personnel And Veterans) Act 2021

Annex A – Territorial extent and application in the United Kingdom

  1. The Act will extend to England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland. The effects of the provisions are substantively the same throughout the UK, but as amendments are needed to different pieces of legislation in the different nations, some provisions of the Act apply to England and Wales only, some to Scotland, and others to Northern Ireland.
  2. The extent and application of the provisions are summarised in the table below.
    Provision Extends to E & W and applies to England? Extends to E & W and applies to Wales? Extends and applies to Scotland? Extends and applies to Northern Ireland?
    Section 1 Yes Yes Yes Yes
    Section 2 Yes Yes Yes Yes
    Section 3 Yes Yes Yes Yes
    Section 4 Yes Yes Yes Yes
    Section 5 Yes Yes No Yes
    Section 6 Yes Yes Yes Yes
    Section 7 Yes Yes Yes Yes
    Section 8 Yes Yes No No
    Section 9 No No Yes No
    Section 10 No No No Yes
    Section 11 Yes Yes Yes Yes
    Section 12 Yes Yes Yes Yes
    Section 13 Yes Yes Yes Yes
    Section 14 Yes Yes Yes Yes
    Section 15 Yes Yes Yes Yes
    Schedule 1 Yes Yes Yes Yes
    Schedule 2 Yes Yes No No
    Schedule 3 No No Yes No
    Schedule 4 No No No Yes

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