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Skip to main contentSkip to navigationlegislation.gov.ukThe National ArchivesHelpSite MapAccessibilityContact UsCymraegHomeAbout UsBrowse LegislationNew LegislationChanges To LegislationSearch LegislationSearch LegislationTitle: (or keywords in the title)Year:Number:Type:All Legislation (excluding draft)All Primary Legislation UK Public General Acts UK Local Acts Acts of the Scottish Parliament Acts of the National Assembly for Wales Measures of the National Assembly for Wales Church Measures Acts of the Northern Ireland Assembly Acts of the Old Scottish Parliament Acts of the English Parliament Acts of the Old Irish Parliament Acts of the Parliament of Great Britain Northern Ireland Orders in Council Measures of the Northern Ireland Assembly Acts of the Northern Ireland ParliamentAll Secondary Legislation UK Statutory Instruments Wales Statutory Instruments Scottish Statutory Instruments Northern Ireland Statutory Rules Church Instruments UK Ministerial Orders UK Statutory Rules and OrdersAll Draft Legislation UK Draft Statutory Instruments Scottish Draft Statutory Instruments Northern Ireland Draft Statutory RulesAll Impact Assessments UK Impact AssessmentsSearchAdvanced SearchArmy Act 1955You are here:1955 c. 18 (Regnal. 3_and_4_Eliz_2)Part I Miscellaneous and supplementary provisionsSection 23Table of ContentsContentMore ResourcesPrevious: ProvisionNext: ProvisionPlain ViewPrint OptionsWhat VersionLatest available (Revised)Original (As enacted)Advanced FeaturesShow Geographical Extent(e.g. England, Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland)Show Timeline of ChangesOpening OptionsOpen whole ActOpen Act without schedulesOpen Schedules onlyMore ResourcesOriginal Print PDFView moreChanges to legislation:There are outstanding changes not yet made by the legislation.gov.uk editorial team to Army Act 1955. 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These effects are included in this view as they may be (but won’t necessarily be) relevant to the specific provision that you are viewing.Act continued by S.I. 2004/1496 art. 2 (This effect relates to the Army Act 1955 (3 & 4 Eliz. 2) c. 18)Act continued by S.I. 2006/1910 art. 2 (This effect relates to the Army Act 1955 (3 & 4 Eliz. 2) c. 18)Act continued by S.I. 2007/2123 art. 2 (This effect relates to the Army Act 1955 (3 & 4 Eliz. 2) c. 18)Act continued (temp. from 1.9.2005 until 31.8.2006) by S.I. 2005/2021 art. 2 (This effect relates to the Army Act 1955 (3 & 4 Eliz. 2) c. 18)Act continued (temp. until 1.9.2004) by S.I. 2003/1869 art. 2 (This effect relates to the Army Act 1955 (3 & 4 Eliz. 2) c. 18)Act continued (until 8.11.2009) by S.I. 2008/1780 art. 2 (This effect relates to the Army Act 1955 (3 & 4 Eliz. 2) c. 18)Act continued (until 8.11.2010) by S.I. 2009/1752 art. 2 (This effect relates to the Army Act 1955 (3 & 4 Eliz. 2) c. 18)Act expires 8.11.2007 by 2006 c. 52 s. 382 (This effect relates to the Army Act 1955 (3 & 4 Eliz. 2) c. 18)Act power to amend conferred by 2006 c. 52 s. 381 (This effect relates to the Army Act 1955 (3 & 4 Eliz. 2) c. 18)Act repealed by 2006 c. 52 Sch. 17 (This effect relates to the Army Act 1955 (3 & 4 Eliz. 2) c. 18)Blanket Amendment words substituted by 2005 c. 4 Sch. 11 para. 5 (This effect relates to the Army Act 1955 (3 & 4 Eliz. 2) c. 18)Whole provisions yet to be inserted into this Act (including any effects on those provisions):s. 7H(2) words inserted by 2001 c. 19 Sch. 4 para. 1 (This amendment not applied to legislation.gov.uk. Sch. 4 repealed (31.10.2009) without ever being in force by 2006 c. 52, Sch. 17; S.I. 2009/1167, art. 4. This effect relates to the Army Act 1955 (3 & 4 Eliz. 2) c. 18)s. 74 74A substituted for s. 74 by S.I. 2008/1694 art. 3 (This effect relates to the Army Act 1955 (3 & 4 Eliz. 2) c. 18)s. 75(2A) inserted by 2001 c. 19 Sch. 4 para. 2 (This effect relates to the Army Act 1955 (3 & 4 Eliz. 2) c. 18)s. 83BB(3)(4) substituted for s. 83BB(3) by S.I. 2008/1694 art. 18(4) (This effect relates to the Army Act 1955 (3 & 4 Eliz. 2) c. 18)s. 83ZA(2)(c) and word inserted by S.I. 2004/1937 art. 5(2)(b) (This effect relates to the Army Act 1955 (3 & 4 Eliz. 2) c. 18)s. 83ZD(1)(b)(c) substituted for s. 83ZD(1)(b) by S.I. 2004/1937 art. 5(3)(a) (This effect relates to the Army Act 1955 (3 & 4 Eliz. 2) c. 18)s. 91A and cross-heading inserted by 2006 c. 52 Sch. 16 para. 20 (This effect relates to the Army Act 1955 (3 & 4 Eliz. 2) c. 18)s. 103(2)(ba) inserted by 2006 c. 52 Sch. 16 para. 21(2)(a) (This effect relates to the Army Act 1955 (3 & 4 Eliz. 2) c. 18)s. 103(2)(mn) inserted by 2006 c. 52 Sch. 16 para. 21(2)(b) (This effect relates to the Army Act 1955 (3 & 4 Eliz. 2) c. 18)s. 103(2A) (2B) inserted by 2006 c. 52 Sch. 16 para. 21(3) (This effect relates to the Army Act 1955 (3 & 4 Eliz. 2) c. 18)s. 113C(3A) inserted by 2003 c. 44 s. 272(2)(a) (3) (This effect relates to the Army Act 1955 (3 & 4 Eliz. 2) c. 18)s. 120(5)-(5E) substituted for s. 120(5) by S.I. 2008/1694 art. 24(3) (This effect relates to the Army Act 1955 (3 & 4 Eliz. 2) c. 18)s. 120(7A) inserted by 2006 c. 52 Sch. 16 para. 22 (This effect relates to the Army Act 1955 (3 & 4 Eliz. 2) c. 18)s. 120ZA inserted by S.I. 2008/1694 art. 25 (This effect relates to the Army Act 1955 (3 & 4 Eliz. 2) c. 18)s. 209(3D) inserted by S.I. 2007/1859 Sch. para. 1(3) (This effect relates to the Army Act 1955 (3 & 4 Eliz. 2) c. 18)Commencement Orders yet to be applied to the Army Act 1955Commencement OrdersThis section lists the commencement orders yet to be applied to the whole Act. 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If you are viewing a prospective version or there is a prospective version available there may be commencement orders listed here that are relevant to the provision you are viewing.Commencement Orders bringing legislation that affects this Act into force:S.I. 2003/192 art. 2-7 commences (2000 c. 19)S.I. 2003/1900 art. 2 commences (2003 c. 21)S.I. 2003/2268 art. 2 commences (2001 c. 19)S.I. 2003/3142 art. 2-4 Sch. 1 2 commences (2003 c. 21)S.I. 2004/827 art. 2-4 commences (2003 c. 20)S.I. 2004/874 art. 2 commences (2003 c. 42)S.I. 2004/3033 art. 2-4 commences (2003 c. 44)S.I. 2005/579 art. 2 3 commences (2004 c. 28)S.I. 2005/910 art. 3 commences (2003 c. 39)S.I. 2005/950 art. 2-4 commences (2003 c. 44)S.I. 2005/2122 art. 2 commences (2003 c. 44)S.I. 2005/2861 art. 2 commences (2001 c. 19)S.I. 2005/3175 art. 2 3 commences (2004 c. 33)S.I. 2006/235 art. 2 commences (2001 c. 19)S.I. 2006/378 art. 2-7 Sch. commences (2005 c. 15)S.I. 2006/2309 art. 2 commences (2001 c. 19)S.I. 2006/2885 art. 2 commences (1999 c. 23)S.I. 2007/662 art. 2 commences (2001 c. 19)S.I. 2007/1442 art. 2 commences (2006 c. 52)S.I. 2007/2913 art. 2 3 commences (2006 c. 52)S.I. 2007/3001 art. 2 commences (2007 c. 21)S.I. 2007/3434 art. 2 commences (2001 c. 19)S.I. 2008/1325 art. 2 commences (2005 c. 15)S.I. 2008/1653 art. 2 commences (2007 c. 15)S.I. 2008/1900 art. 2 commences (2007 c. 12)S.I. 2009/812 art. 3 commences (2006 c. 52)S.I. 2009/1167 art. 3 4 commences (2006 c. 52)S.I. 2009/1604 art. 2 commences (2005 c. 4)S.I. 2010/145 art. 2 Sch. commences (2009 c. 25)S.I. 2010/816 art. 2-6 Sch. commences (2009 c. 25)S.S.I. 2004/138 art. 2 commences (2003 c. 42)S.R. 2003/53 art. 2-7 Sch. commences (2000 c. 4)S.R. 2005/109 art. 2 Sch. commences (2002 c. 26)23 Interpretation of Part I.E+W+S+N.I.(1)In this Part of this Act:—
“competent military authority” means [F1the Defence Council] or any prescribed officer;
“date of attestation”, in relation to any person, means the date on which he signs thedeclaration and takes the oath mentioned in paragraph 3 of the First Schedule to this Act; [F2“appropriate minimum age” ] has the meaning assigned to it by subsection (5) of section two of this Act;
“reserve” means . . . F3 the army reserve.
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