The Royal Air Force Terms of Service (Amendment) Regulations 1989

• Citation: S.I. 1989/994
• Sections: 4

Section 1 Citation and commencement

These Regulations may be cited as the Royal Air Force Terms of Service (Amendment) Regulations 1989 and shall come into force on 1st October 1989.

Section 2 Amendments to Regulations

The Royal Air Force Terms of Service Regulations 1985 shall be further amended as follows.

Section 3 Amendments to Regulations

There shall be inserted after Regulation 7 a new Regulation as follows—

Right to Transfer to the Reserve-Aircrew Category

(7A)

(1) Without prejudice to the right referred to in Regulation 7(1), a person to whom this Regulation applies shall have the right to be transferred to the reserve under this Regulation. Such transfer shall take effect on the date which is:

(a) 8 years from the relevant date, or

(b) 6 years from the end of his period of training, whichever is the later.

(2) This Regulation applies to a person in air force service who enlisted for service in an aircrew category and who has not been transferred from such category.

(3) The right referred to in paragraph (1) shall be exercisable in accordance with Regulation 11 and is subject to Regulation 12.

Section 4 Amendments to Regulations

(1) In Regulation 11 (exercise of certain rights) for “Regulations 5, 6 or 7” there shall be substituted “Regulations 5,6, 7 or 7A”.

(2) In Regulation 12 (restrictions on the exercise of rights conferred by Regulations 5, 6, 7 and 15(2)) for “Regulations 5, 6, 7 and 15(2)” there shall, in each place those words occur, be substituted “Regulations 5,6,7,7A and 15(2)”.

(3) In Regulation 13 (service in the reserve) for “Regulations 5, 6 and 7” there shall be substituted “Regulations 5,6,7 and 7A”.