Army Terms of Service (Amendment) Regulations 1999
| Jurisdiction | UK Non-devolved |
| Citation | SI 1999/1610 |
| Year | 1999 |
1999 No. 1610
DEFENCE
The Army Terms of Service (Amendment) Regulations 1999
Made 8th June 1999
Laid before Parliament 10th June 1999
Coming into force 1st July 1999
The Defence Council, in exercise of the powers conferred on them by section 2 of the Armed Forces Act 19661, hereby make the following Regulations:
Citation and commencement
1. These Regulations may be cited as the Army Terms of Service (Amendment) Regulations 1999 and shall come into force on 1st July 1999.
Amendments to Regulations
2.—(1) The Army Terms of Service Regulations 19922shall be amended in accordance with the following provisions of this regulation.
(2) In regulation 4A (local service engagement), in paragraph (8), for the words “Save for regulation 8(3) and (4), regulations 5 to 9” there shall be substituted the words “Regulations 5, 6, 9”.
(3) For regulation 7 there shall be substituted–
“Right of recruit to determine service
7A.—(1) Subject to the following provisions of this regulation, a recruit shall have the right to determine his service by giving not less than 14 days' notice in writing to his commanding officer.
(2) If the recruit had not attained the age of 18 years at the date of his attestation, the notice referred to in paragraph (1) shall not have effect unless it is given after the recruit has completed 28 days' service and before the expiration of the period of 6 months beginning on the date he first reported for duty following his enlistment.
(3) If the recruit had attained the age of 18 years at the date of his attestation, the notice referred to in paragraph (1) shall not have effect unless it is given after the recruit has completed 28 days' service and before the expiration of the period of 3 months beginning on the date he first reported for duty following his enlistment.
(4) If such notice expires at a time when soldiers are required by order under section 10 of the 1955 Act (continuation of army service in imminent national danger) to continue in army service, the recruit’s service shall not determine for so long as that order remains in force.
(5) In calculating any period of time referred to in this regulation, no account shall be taken of any day during which the recruit was absent on leave either for the whole or part of the day.
(6) This regulation shall not apply to a recruit enlisted in the Brigade of Gurkhas.”
(4) Regulations 8 and 9(3)...
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