The Armed Forces Act 2006 (Commencement No. 4) Order 2009

Made27th March 2009

The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 383(2) of the Armed Forces Act 20061, makes the following Order:

Citation and interpretation

1

This Order may be cited as the Armed Forces Act 2006 (Commencement No. 4) Order 2009.

2

In this Order “the Act” means the Armed Forces Act 2006.

Commencement3

The following provisions of the Act shall come into force on 28th March 2009—

a

the whole Act, except section 351 and Schedule 12, so far as is necessary for the purpose of enabling—

i

the Defence Council to make regulations,

ii

the Secretary of State to make orders, regulations and rules,

iii

Royal Warrants to be made, and

iv

Orders in Council to be made,

under the Act or under any other Act modified or amended by the Act;

b

the whole Act so far as is necessary for the purpose of enabling the Defence Council to make appointments under the Act;

c

section 370 and Schedule 15 so far as is necessary for enabling the Defence Council, or an officer authorised by the Defence Council, to make designations for the purposes of paragraph 7 of Schedule 15.

Kevan JonesPermanent Under Secretary of StateMinistry of Defence27th March 2009

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order brings into force on 28th March 2009 the provisions of the Armed Forces Act 2006 (“the Act”) specified in article 3. Those provisions enable subordinate legislation to be made under the Act or under provisions modified or amended by the Act and also enable appointments and designations to be made under the Act.

NOTE AS TO EARLIER COMMENCEMENT ORDERS

(This note is not part of the Order)

The following provisions of the Act have been brought into force before the date of this Order:

Provision	Date of Commencement	S.I.No.
Sections 359, 373, 382 to 384 and 386 and (in so far as they provide for the repeal of section 1 of the Armed Forces Act 2001 (c. 19)) section 378(2) and Schedule 17.	8th November 2006	Royal Assent
Sections 378(1) (partially), 379 and 381 and Schedule 16 (partially).	4th June 2007	S.I. 2007/1442 (C.60)
Sections 358, 360 and 378(1) (partially) and Schedules 14 (partially) and 16 (partially).	15th October 2007	S.I. 2007/2913 (C.115)
Sections 272(2) (partially), 334 to 339, 366, 367 (partially), 368 and 369, 374 (partially), 375(1) and (5), 378(1) (partially) and section 378(2) (partially) and Schedules 8 (partially), 16 (partially) and 17 (partially).	1st January 2008	S.I. 2007/2913 (C.115)
Sections 343, 374 (partially), 367 (partially), 375 (so far as not already in force), 378(2) (partially) and Schedule 17 (partially). Paragraphs 21(c), 37(a) and 43(b) of Schedule 8, section 364, section 378(2) (partially) and Schedule 17 (partially).	1st October 2008 24 June 2008	S.I. 2008/1650 (C.72) S.I. 2008/1650 (C.72)