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Statutory Instruments
Defence
Made
11th October 2023
At the Court at Buckingham Palace, the 11th day of October 2023
Present,
The King’s Most Excellent Majesty in Council
A draft of this Order has been laid before Parliament and approved by a resolution of each House of Parliament.
Accordingly, His Majesty, on the advice of His Privy Council and in exercise of the power conferred by section 382(2) of the Armed Forces Act 2006(1), makes the following Order.
1.—(1) This Order may be cited as the Armed Forces Act 2006 (Continuation) Order 2023.
(2) This Order extends to England and Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, the Isle of Man, the Channel Islands(2) and the British overseas territories (except Gibraltar).
2. The Armed Forces Act 2006 shall, instead of expiring at the end of 14th December 2023, expire at the end of 14th December 2024.
Richard Tilbrook
Clerk of the Privy Council
(This note is not part of the Order)
Section 382 of the Armed Forces Act 2006 (“the 2006 Act”) provides that the 2006 Act will expire at the end of one year beginning with the day on which the Armed Forces Act 2021 (“the 2021 Act”) was passed, unless continued in force by Order in Council in accordance with that section. The 2021 Act was passed on 15th December 2021. The Armed Forces Act (Continuation) Order 2022 (S.I. 2022/1045) provided for the continuation of the 2006 Act for a period of 12 months. This Order provides for the continuation of the 2006 Act for a further period of 12 months, so that it expires at the end of 14th December 2024.
2006 c. 52; section 382 was substituted by section 1 of the Armed Forces Act 2021 (c. 35).
Section 378(1) of, and paragraph 149 of Schedule 16 to, the Armed Forces Act 2006 were extended to the Channel Islands by S.I. 2009/3215 and S.I. 2010/765.
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