The Armed Forces (Covenant) Regulations 2022
| Jurisdiction | UK Non-devolved |
| Citation | SI 2022/1160 |
2022 No. 1160
Defence
The Armed Forces (Covenant) Regulations 2022
Made 8th November 2022
Coming into force 22th November 2022
The Secretary of State makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 343AE(4) and 343B(4A) of the Armed Forces Act 20061(“the Act”).
The Secretary of State has consulted in accordance with sections 343AE(5) and 343B(4B) of the Act.
In accordance with section 373(3) of the Act a draft of this instrument was laid before and approved by resolution of each House of Parliament.
Citation, commencement and extent
1.—(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Armed Forces (Covenant) Regulations 2022 and come into force on the fourteenth day after the day on which they are made.
(2) These Regulations extend to England and Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, the Isle of Man and the British overseas territories, except Gibraltar.
Guidance under section 343AE(1) of the Act
2. The guidance entitled “Statutory guidance on the Armed Forces Covenant Duty” issued by the Secretary of State under section 343AE(1) of the Act and laid in draft before Parliament on 20th July 2022, takes effect on the day on which these regulations come into force.
Relevant family members
3.—(1) A person is prescribed as a relevant family member for the purposes of section 343B of the Act where, in relation to a service member or former service member (A), the person is any of the following—
(a)
(a) A’s spouse or civil partner;
(b)
(b) a child of A or of A’s spouse or civil partner;
(c)
(c) a relative of A or of A’s spouse or civil partner where the relative is one of the following—
(i) a member of A’s household;
(ii) wholly or mainly financially dependent on A or A’s spouse or civil partner; or
(iii) someone for whom A or A’s spouse or civil partner has assumed regular and substantial caring responsibilities;
(d)
(d) where A is deceased, anyone who was a relevant family member of A under sub-paragraphs (a) to (c) immediately before A’s death.
(2) In this regulation—
“child” means a person under the age of 18 years;
“relative” in relation to A or A’s spouse or civil partner, means—
(a) a parent, step-parent, son, daughter, stepson, stepdaughter, grandparent, step-grandparent, great-grandparent, step-great-grandparent, grandchild, step-grandchild, great-grandchild or step-great-grandchild of A or of A’s spouse or civil partner;
(b) the brother, sister, uncle, great-uncle, aunt, great-aunt, niece, great-niece, nephew, great-nephew or first cousin (whether of the full blood or of the half blood or by...
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