2023 No. 158 (C. 11)
The Armed Forces Act 2021 (Commencement No. 5) Regulations 2023
Made
The Secretary of State makes these Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by section 24(1) of the Armed Forces Act 20211.
Citation and interpretation1
1
These Regulations may be cited as the Armed Forces Act 2021 (Commencement No. 5) Regulations 2023.
2
In these Regulations, “the Act” means the Armed Forces Act 2021.
Extent2
1
These Regulations extend to England and Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, the Isle of Man and the British Overseas Territories (except Gibraltar), subject to paragraph (2).
2
Regulation 3, in so far as it relates to paragraphs (4) to (6) of Schedule 6 to the Act, has the same extent as the provisions to which those paragraphs relate.
Commencement of sections 15 and 16 of, and Schedule 6 to, the Act3
Sections 15 (driving disqualification) and 16 (deprivation and driving disqualification orders: minor and consequential amendments) of, and Schedule 6 to, the Act come into force on 1st April 2023, in so far as they are not already in force.
Commencement of section 11 of the Act4
Section 11 of the Act (Service police: complaints, misconduct etc) comes into force on 20th February 2023, for the purposes only of making regulations under sections 340P and 340R of the Armed Forces Act 20062.
(This note is not part of the Regulations)
(This note is not part of the Regulations)
The following provisions of the Armed Forces Act 2021 have been brought into force by commencement regulations made before the date of these Regulations.
Provision | Date of Commencement | S.I. No. |
|---|---|---|
Section 2 (partially) | 1 May 2022 | |
Section 2 (remainder) | 1 January 2023 | |
Section 3 | 1 May 2022 | |
Section 4 (partially) | 1 May 2022 | |
Section 5 (partially) | 1 May 2022 | |
Section 6 (partially) | 1 May 2022 | |
Section 7 (partially) | 1 May 2022 | |
Section 8 (partially) | 1 May 2022 | |
Section 8 (remainder) | 22 November 2022 | |
Section 9 (partially) | 1 May 2022 | |
Section 10 (partially) | 1 May 2022 | |
Section 10 (remainder) | 15 June 2022 | |
Section 11 (partially) | 1 November 2022 | |
Section 12 (partially) | 1 May 2022 | |
Section 12 (remainder) | 5 December 2022 | |
Section 13 | 1 May 2022 | |
Section 14 (partially) | 1 May 2022 | |
Section 15 (partially) | 1 May 2022 | |
Section 16 (partially) | 1 May 2022 | |
Section 18 | 1 May 2022 | |
Section 21 (partially) | 1 May 2022 | |
Section 21 (remainder) | 22 November 2022 | |
Schedule 1 (partially) | 1 May 2022 | |
Schedule 1 (remainder) | 1 January 2023 | |
Schedule 2 (partially) | 1 May 2022 | |
Schedule 3 (partially) | 1 May 2022 | |
Schedule 3 (remainder) | 15 June 2022 | |
Schedule 4 (partially) | 1 November 2022 | |
Schedule 5 (partially) | 1 May 2022 | |
Schedule 5 (remainder) | 5 December 2022 | |
Schedule 6 (partially) | 1 May 2022 |