1    Section 9(1A) was inserted by section 126 of, and paragraph 5 of Schedule 7 to, the Reserve Forces Act 1996. It applies to airmen (principally those enlisting on or after 1st April 1997) to whom section 9(3) and 9(4) does not apply.    ,
 2    Section 9(3) and 9(4) continues to apply by virtue of section 126 of, and paragraph 6 of Schedule 7 to, the Reserve Forces Act 1996 to the category of airmen defined in paragraph 6, principally those who were in service immediately before 1st April 1997.    ,
Section 9(1A),For the purpose of giving an order as to the period for which an airman to whom this subsection applies may be retained in air force service,The Air Secretary,
Section 9(3),For the purpose of giving an order as to the period for which an airman to whom this subsection applies may be retained in air force service,The Air Secretary,
Section 9(4),For the purpose of giving an order as to the period for which an airman to whom this subsection applies may be retained in air force service,The Air Secretary,
Section 9(5),For the purpose of deciding whether the services of an airman to whom this subsection applies can be dispensed with,The Air Secretary,
Section 9(6),For the purpose of approving the agreement of an airman to whom this subsection applies to continue in air force service while a state of war exists,The Air Secretary,