2023 No. 621 (C. 31)

Defence

The Armed Forces Act 2021 (Commencement No. 6) 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, interpretation and extent1

1

These Regulations may be cited as the Armed Forces Act 2021 (Commencement No. 6) Regulations 2023.

2

In these Regulations, β€œthe Act” means the Armed Forces Act 2021.

3

Subject to paragraph (4), these Regulations extend to England and Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, the Isle of Man and the British Overseas Territories (except Gibraltar).

4

Regulation 2, so far as it relates toβ€”

a

paragraph 1 of Schedule 4 to the Act, so far as it inserts paragraph 1 of Schedule 14A to the Armed Forces Act 20062(status of Service Police Complaints Commissioner as a corporation sole), has the same extent as that paragraph;

b

paragraphs 2 to 9 of Schedule 4 to the Act (and section 11(5) of the Act, so far as it relates to those paragraphs), has the same extent as the provisions to which those paragraphs relate.

Commencement of section 11 of, and Schedule 4 to, the Act2

Section 11 (service police: complaints, misconduct etc) of, and Schedule 4 to, the Act come into force on 19th June 2023, in so far as they are not already in force.

Andrew MurrisonParliamentary Under Secretary of StateMinistry of Defence
EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations bring into force section 11 of, and Schedule 4 to, the Armed Forces Act 2021 (c. 35) on 19 June 2023, in so far as they are not already in force.

Five earlier Commencement Regulations, S.I. 2022/471 (C. 17), S.I. 2022/625 (C. 33), S.I. 2022/1095 (C. 87), S.I. 2022/1161 (C. 89), and S.I. 2023/158 (C. 11) were made before the date of these Regulations.

NOTE AS TO EARLIER COMMENCEMENT REGULATIONS

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

Provision

Date of Commencement

S.I. No.

Section 2 (partially)

1 May 2022

2022/471

Section 2 (remainder)

1 January 2023

2022/1095

Section 3

1 May 2022

2022/471

Section 4 (partially)

1 May 2022

2022/471

Section 5 (partially)

1 May 2022

2022/471

Section 6 (partially)

1 May 2022

2022/471

Section 7 (partially)

1 May 2022

2022/471

Section 8 (partially)

1 May 2022

2022/471

Section 8 (remainder)

22 November 2022

2022/1161

Section 9 (partially)

1 May 2022

2022/471

Section 10 (partially)

1 May 2022

2022/471

Section 10 (remainder)

15 June 2022

2022/625

Section 11 (partially)

1 November 2022

2022/1095

Section 11 (partially)

20 February 2023

2023/158

Section 12 (partially)

1 May 2022

2022/471

Section 12 (remainder)

5 December 2022

2022/1095

Section 13

1 May 2022

2022/471

Section 14 (partially)

1 May 2022

2022/471

Section 15 (partially)

1 May 2022

2022/471

Section 15 (remainder)

1 April 2023

2023/158

Section 16 (partially)

1 May 2022

2022/471

Section 16 (remainder)

1 April 2023

2023/158

Section 18

1 May 2022

2022/471

Section 21 (partially)

1 May 2022

2022/471

Section 21 (remainder)

22 November 2022

2022/1161

Schedule 1 (partially)

1 May 2022

2022/471

Schedule 1 (remainder)

1 January 2023

2022/1095

Schedule 2 (partially)

1 May 2022

2022/471

Schedule 3 (partially)

1 May 2022

2022/471

Schedule 3 (remainder)

15 June 2022

2022/625

Schedule 4 (partially)

1 November 2022

2022/1095

Schedule 5 (partially)

1 May 2022

2022/471

Schedule 5 (remainder)

5 December 2022

2022/1095

Schedule 6 (partially)

1 May 2022

2022/471

Schedule 6 (remainder)

1 April 2023

2023/158