Part III Training and other duties
Commitments to perform additional duties
24 Commitments to a period of F2full-time service.
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F31A
The period of service specified in a commitment under this section (whether originally, or by virtue of a variation under subsection (5)(a))—
a
may be a period of full-time service;
b
so far as orders or regulations under section 4 permit, may—
i
be a period of service on a part-time basis, or
ii
include one or more periods of service on a part-time basis as well as one or more periods of full-time service.
1B
Orders or regulations under section 4 may enable a commitment under this section to contemplate periods of special or extended leave.
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A person who has entered into such a commitment—
a
F1b
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a
F9aa
must specify the place at which the person is to begin performing duties;
b
may, to the extent permitted by orders or regulations under section 4, limit the area within which he may be required to perform duties; and
c
may contain such other terms relating to the duties to be performed by that person as are included in accordance with orders or regulations under section 4.
4
A person who is in F11full-time serviceF11service under a commitment under this section may be required—
a
to serve with any of the regular services for the purposes of performing duties in accordance with the commitment F12concerned; and
b
subject to any limitation in the commitment, to perform such duties anywhere in the world.
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a
may, with the consent of the member concerned, be varied in accordance with orders or regulations under section 4;
b
may be revoked before the beginning of the specified period of F14full-time service by an authorised officer (whether at the request of the member concerned or otherwise) giving written notice to that effect to the member concerned; and
c
shall terminate on the release of the member concerned from F15full-time service under the commitment.
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7
Where a person in F17full-time serviceF17service under a commitment under this section is accepted into permanent service under Part IV, V or VI—
a
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In this section—
“authorised officer” means an officer authorised by or in accordance with directions of the Defence Council for the purposes of this section;
F24“full-time service” means service under a full-time service commitment.