Reserve Forces Act 1996

127Interpretation

(1)In this Act—

• “additional duties commitment” means a commitment under section 25;

• “call-out order” has the meaning given by section 64;

• “the ex-regular reserve forces” has the meaning given by section 2(2);

• “full-time service commitment” means a commitment under section 24;

• “man” (except in Part VII) has the meaning given by section 2(4);

• “permanent service” includes actual service;

• “prescribed” means (except in Part VII) prescribed by orders or regulations under section 4;

• “recall” and“recall order” have the meanings given by section 77;

• “regular air force” has the same meaning as in the Air Force Act 1955;

• “regular army” means the regular forces within the meaning of the Army Act 1955 (but does not include the Royal Marines);

• “regular services” means the Royal Navy, the Royal Marines, the regular army or the regular air force;

• “the reserve forces”,“the reserve naval and marine forces”,“the reserve land forces” and“the reserve air forces” have the meaning given by section 1(2);

• “reserve marine force” means the Royal Marines Reserve;

• “service law” means military law, air-force law or the [1957 c. 53.] Naval Discipline Act 1957 (as the case may require);

• “special member” means a member of a reserve force who is, by virtue of Part V, a special member of that force;

• “term of compulsory service” has the meaning given by section 13(7);

• “the volunteer reserve forces” has the meaning given by section 2(3).

(2)Any reference in this Act to a member of a reserve force or a member of the reserve forces is to an officer in, or a man of, that force or any of those forces, as the case may be.