1A

Subject to subsection (1B), references in this Act to being a member of the armed forces are references to being—

a

a member of the regular forces within the meaning of the Armed Forces Act 2006, or

b

a member of the reserve forces within the meaning of that Act subject to service law by virtue of paragraph (a), (b) or (c) of section 367(2) of that Act.

1B

A person is not to be regarded as a member of the armed forces by virtue of subsection (1A) if the person is treated as a member of a regular or reserve force by virtue of—

a

section 369 of the Armed Forces Act 2006, or

b

section 4(3) of the Visiting Forces (British Commonwealth) Act 1933.