Statutory Instruments
2008 No. 1849
Defence
The Army Terms of Service (Amendment etc. ) Regulations 2008
Made
10th July 2008
Laid before Parliament
15th July 2008
Coming into force
6th August 2008
The Defence Council make the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred upon them by section 2 of the Armed Forces Act 1966( 1 ).
Citation and commencement
1. These Regulations may be cited as the Army Terms of Service (Amendment etc.) Regulations 2008 and shall come into force on 6th August 2008.
Amendment to the Army Terms of Service Regulations 2007
2. —(1) The Army Terms of Service Regulations 2007( 2 ) shall be amended in accordance with paragraph (2).
(2) In regulation 11(2) (right to transfer to the reserve) after the words “date of enlistment” insert the words “or the person’s 18 th birthday, whichever is the later”.
Revocation
3. The Army Terms of Service (Part-time Service in Northern Ireland) Regulations 1992( 3 ) are revoked.
Savings
4. The Army Terms of Service Regulations 2007 shall continue to apply without the amendment made by regulation 2 in relation to any person who enlisted in the regular army before 6th August 2008.
On behalf of the Defence Council
Derek Twigg
Richard Dannatt
Members of the Defence Council
10th July 2008