The Royal Marines Terms of Service (Amendment) Regulations 2002

• Citation: S.I. 2002/201
• Sections: 3

Section 1 Citation and commencement

These Regulations may be cited as the Royal Marines Terms of Service (Amendment) Regulations 2002 and shall come into force on 1st April 2002.

Section 2 Amendments to Regulations

(1) The Royal Marines Terms of Service Regulations 1988 shall be amended in accordance with the following provisions of this regulation.

(2) In regulation 4(2) (special terms of service) the words “12 months” shall be substituted for the words “6 months”.

(3) In regulation 11(1) (continuance in service), the words “and in the case of a person within 12 months of completing his original term, a period of notice of 12 months” shall be substituted for the words “or in the case of a person within 12 months of completing his original term, a period of notice equivalent to the unexpired portion of the original term plus 6 months.”

(4) In paragraphs (4) and (5) of regulation 11 (continuance in service), the words “12 months” shall be substituted for the words “6 months” wherever they appear.

Section 3 Saving

The Royal Marines Terms of Service Regulations 1988 shall continue to apply without the amendment made by regulation 2(3) in relation to any person who has been accepted for a continuance in service before 1st April 2002.