The Armed Forces (Terms of Service) (Amendment) Regulations 2011

The RN Regulations

3.  For regulation 4 of the RN Regulations substitute—

“4    Right to transfer to the reserve

(1) Subject to regulation 5, a person (“A”) who is serving in the Royal Navy will have a right to be transferred to the reserve if—

(a) A is serving for a term of 4 years or more in the Royal Navy;

(b) A notifies their commanding officer in writing of their desire to be transferred to the reserve; and

(c) the written notification (referred to in sub-paragraph (b)) is given more than 2 years and 6 months after A completed initial training.

(2) Subject to paragraphs (3) and (4), where paragraph (1) applies, A will be transferred to the reserve at the expiry of a 12 month period beginning with the notification date.

(3) The 12 month period (referred to in paragraph (2)) may be reduced if, within 1 month of the notification date, the competent naval authority informs A in writing of the date on which the transfer will take place.

(4) The 12 month period (referred to in paragraph (2)) may not be reduced to a period of less than 6 months from the notification date.

(5) In this regulation “the notification date” means the date on which A notifies the commanding officer in writing of their desire to be transferred to the reserve.”