| Act of Parliament | |
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| Long title | An Act to make provision with respect to the reserve forces of the Crown and persons liable to be recalled for permanent service; to amend the provisions of the Reserve Forces Act 1980 relating to the lieutenancies; to amend the law relating to the postponement of the discharge or transfer to the reserve of regular servicemen; and for connected purposes. |
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| Citation | 1996 c. 14 |
| Territorial extent | Northern Ireland[2] and the rest of the United Kingdom.[3] Isle of Man, subject to exceptions and modifications.[4] Certain provisions in sections 51, 52 and 110, and in Part VII, are extended to the Channel Islands by sections 51(4), 52(9), 77(1) and 110(4). |
| Dates | |
| Royal assent | 22 May 1996 |
| Other legislation | |
| Amends | Reserve Forces Act 1980 |
| Repeals/revokes | |
Status: Current legislation | |
| Text of statute as originally enacted | |
| Text of the Reserve Forces Act 1996 as in force today (including any amendments) within the United Kingdom, from legislation.gov.uk. | |
The Reserve Forces Act 1996 (c. 14) is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that provides for the maintenance and composition of the reserve forces of the Crown.
- ^ The citation of this act by this short title is authorised by section 132(1) of this act.
- ^ The Reserve Forces Act 1996, section 132(2)
- ^ Bistricic v Rokov and others (1976) 69 International Law Reports 20; O Hood Phillips, A First Book of English Law, Fourth Edition, Sweet & Maxwell, 1960, p 117.
- ^ The Reserve Forces Act 1996, section 132(3); the Defence Reform Act 2014, section 49(4); the Reserve Forces Act 1996 (Isle of Man) Order 2010 (SI 2010/2047), article 2 and Schedule; the Reserve Forces Acts 1980 and 1996 (Isle of Man) (Amendment) Order 2016, article 3(2) and 3(3)(b).