Explanatory Note
(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations bring into force sections 4 to 7 of the Armed Forces Act 2021 (c. 35) (“the Act”) on 13th November 2023, to the extent that those provisions were not already in force.  They also bring into force section 17 of the Act on the same day. Section 14 is brought into force on 22nd November 2023, to the extent that it was not already in force.
A full impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument as no, or no significant, impact on the private, voluntary or public sector is foreseen.