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Armed Forces Bill

moved Amendment No. 205: After Clause 373, insert the following new clause- ““ALIGNMENT OF SDAS ETC WITH THIS ACT (1) The Secretary of State may by order amend or repeal any provision of an enactment within subsection (3) for the purpose of reducing or eliminating any difference between the effect of the enactments within that subsection and the effect of this Act. (2) An order under subsection (1) may amend an enactment within subsection (3) in such a way as to confer on any person a power to make subordinate legislation. (3) The enactments are- (a) the Army Act 1955 (3 & 4 Eliz. 2 c. 18); (b) the Air Force Act 1955 (3 & 4 Eliz. 2 c. 19); (c) the Naval Discipline Act 1957 (c. 53); (d) the Army and Air Force Act 1961 (c. 52); (e) the Armed Forces Act 1966 (c. 45); (f) such provisions of the following Acts as are repealed by this Act- (i) the Armed Forces Act 1976 (c. 52); (ii) the Reserve Forces Act 1980 (c. 9); (iii) the Armed Forces Act 1981 (c. 55); (iv) the Armed Forces Act 1991 (c. 62); (v) the Reserve Forces Act 1996 (c. 14); (vi) the Armed Forces Act 2001 (c. 19).”” On Question, amendment agreed to. Clause 374 [Duration of SDAs and this Act]: