PART VGeneral Provisions

Attachment to naval or military forces

179Attachment of members of air forces to naval or military forces

1

An officer, warrant officer, non-commissioned officer or airman of the regular air force may be attached temporarily to any of Her Majesty's naval or military forces.

2

Regulations made by the appropriate service authorities may prescribe circumstances in which officers, warrant officers, non-commissioned officers and airmen of the regular air force shall be deemed to be attached to any of Her Majesty's naval or military forces, as the case may be, under the last foregoing subsection.

3

In this section the expression "appropriate service authorities" means—

a

in relation to attachment to any of Her Majesty's naval forces, the Admiralty and the Air Council,

b

in relation to attachment to any of Her Majesty's military forces, the Army Council and the Air Council.

4

A person shall not cease to be subject to air-force law by reason only of attachment in pursuance of this section.