Armed Forces Act 1981

Part IIIU.K. Miscellaneous

New powers in relation to persons under incapacityU.K.

F113 Temporary removal to and detention for treatment in service hospitals abroad of servicemen and others suffering from mental disorder.U.K.

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Amendments of the Naval Discipline Act 1957 as to offences and punishmentsU.K.

F315 Prize offence : minor amendment as to intent. U.K.

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F316 Power on summary trial to award stoppages. U.K.

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F317 Abolition of death penalty for spying in ships, etc. abroad.U.K.

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Amendments of the Services Acts relating to evidence and proceedings thereunderU.K.

F318

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F319 Officers who can take affidavits and declarations abroad. U.K.

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20 Women’s services: statutory assimilation and application thereto of certain enactments.U.K.

(1)Parts I and II of Schedule 3 to this Act shall have effect for the purpose of completing the assimilation for all purposes of the statute law of the women’s services administered by the Defence Council with the military, naval and air forces of the Crown in or with which their members serve.

(2)Part III of that Schedule shall have effect for the purpose of applying to the members of Queen Alexandra’s Royal Naval Nursing Service F4. . . provisions of the M1Armed Forces Act 1966 applicable to ratings in the Royal Navy relating to discharge from service and to false statements made on entry into service.

(3)The Reserve Forces Act 1980 M2 shall have effect, and be deemed always to have had effect, with the substitution, in section 156(3) (application of the Act to women as to men), for the words “so far as it relates to the military and air forces” of the words “except so much of it as relates to the Royal Fleet Reserve and Royal Marines Reserve”.

F521 Clarification of the meaning in the Naval Discipline Act 1957 of “marine forces” and “naval reserve forces”. U.K.

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22 Members of the armed forces are “employees” for the purposes of the Patents Act 1977. U.K.

(1)The Patents Act 1977 M3 shall have effect, and be deemed always to have had effect, with the following amendments (being amendments to secure that members of the armed forces are “employees” for the purposes of that Act).

(2)In section 42(4), at the end of the definition of “Crown employee”, there shall be added the words “or a person serving in the naval, military or air forces of the Crown.”.

(3)In section 130(1), at the end of the definition of “employee, there shall be added the words ,q>or a person who serves (or served) in the naval, military or air forces of thr Crown”.

F623 Inquiries : persons affected who must be given a opportunity to be present and represented. U.K.

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24 Abolition of the office of Accountant General of the Navy.U.K.

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(2)Accordingly the enactments specified in this subsection which refer to that office shall be amended as follows—

(a)in sections 6 and 8 of the Naval Agency and Disribution Act 1864 M4 (registration of certain instruments in the Accountant General’s Office) for the words “in the office of the Accountant General of the Navy” there shall be substituted the words “with the Secretary of State” ; and

(b)in section 47 of the Greenwich Hospital Act 1865 M5 (Accountant General to prepare for audit the accounts of the hospital’s property) for the words “The Accountant general of the Navy” there shall be substituted the words “The Secretary of State”.

F825 Naval prize cash balance not to include percentage deduction.U.K.

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26 Payment of military pensions.U.K.

The M6Army Pensions Act 1914 (which requires pensions in respect of military service, whether payable under statute or the prerogative, to be paid in advance) shall cease to have effect except in relation to pensions which have been granted before the passing of this Act and which are, at the date of its passing, paid in advance in accordance with that Act.

F927 Naval and marine pay and pensions: no further publication in London Gazette.U.K.

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