- Statutory Instrument 2001 No. 1519 (C. 54)
The Armed Forces Act 1996 (Commencement No. 4) Order 2001
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| Made | 18th April 2001 |
The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by section 36(2) of the Armed Forces Act 1996[1], hereby makes the following Order: -
1. This Order may be cited as the Armed Forces Act 1996 (Commencement No. 4) Order 2001.
2. - (1) Subject to paragraph (2) -
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(a) sections 3 and 4 of the Armed Forces Act 1996, and
(b) (so far as not already in force) section 35 of and Schedule 7 to that Act,
shall come into force on 1st May 2001.
(2) Paragraph (1) shall not bring into force the repeal by Schedule 7 to the Armed Forces Act 1996 of section 46 of the Mental Health Act 1983[2], section 69 of the Mental Health (Scotland) Act 1984[3] and Article 52 of the Mental Health (Northern Ireland) Order 1986[4].
John F. Speller
Minister of State, Ministry of Defence
18th April 2001
(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order brings into force on 1st May 2001 sections 3 and 4 of the Armed Forces Act 1996 (which relate to discharge certificates and the mode of making regulations relating to enlistment etc.) It also brings into force on that date the remaining repeals made by Schedule 7, except for those which are consequential on section 8 of and Schedule 2 to the 1996 Act (which relate to findings of unfitness to stand trial and insanity).
(This note is not part of the Order)
The following provisions of the Act have been brought into force by commencement orders made before the date of this Order:
| Provision | Date of commencement | S.I. No. |
| ss. 2, 6 and 7, 11 to 14, 18 and 19, 30 to 33, 35, Sch 4, Sch 6 (partially) and Sch 7 (partially) | 1st October 1996 | S.I. 1996/2474 |
| ss. 5, 9, 10, 15 to 17, 28, 29, 35 (partially), Sch 1, Sch 3, Sch 5, Sch 6 (so far as not already in force) and Sch 7 (partially) | 1st April 1997 | S.I. 1997/304 |
| ss. 20 to 27 | 1st October 1997 | S.I. 1997/2164 |
Notes:
[1] 1996 c. 46.back
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