Part XIIMiscellaneous and General

General

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.