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| Line 61, at end insert ‘and no more than half of the members of the Commission |
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| Line 62, leave out ‘Commissioner’ and insert ‘Commission shall be provided |
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| Line 62, leave out from ‘as’ to end of line 63 and insert ‘it thinks fit to enable it |
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| | British Armed Forces Federation |
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| To move the following Clause:— |
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| | ‘(1) | There shall be a British Armed Forces Federation (in this section referred to as |
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| | (2) | Membership of the Federation shall be open to all serving and retired members of |
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| | Her Majesty’s Armed Regular and Reserve Armed Forces. |
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| | (3) | The Federation shall be independent of any body or person outside the Armed |
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| | Forces, but may employ persons outside the Armed Forces in an administrative |
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| | (4) | The primary purpose of the Federation shall be to— |
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| | (a) | represent the professional and welfare interests of all its members; and |
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| | (b) | provide advice and assistance to its members on their legal and |
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| | professional entitlements. |
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| | (5) | Every member of the Federation shall carry out all lawful orders and shall at all |
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| | times punctually and promptly perform all appointed duties and attend to all |
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| | matters within the scope of his office. |
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| | (6) | A member of the Armed Forces shall not be a member of any trade union. |
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| | (7) | All members of the Federation shall pay a prescribed subscription to fund its |
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| | Prohibition from serving in the armed forces |
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| To move the following Clause:— |
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| | ‘(1) | No person shall be permitted to serve in the armed forces who has been convicted |
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| | (d) | any act of torture within the meaning of the Human Rights Act 1998 (c. |
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| | (2) | Any person serving in the armed forces who has been convicted of any of the |
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| | offences listed in subsection (1) shall be dismissed forthwith.’. |
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| | Act or omission in execution of law |
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| To move the following Clause:— |
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| | ‘A person is not liable to be convicted of a service offence by reason of an act or |
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| | (a) | was in execution of the law; or |
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| | (ii) | an unlawful order that the person did not know, and could not |
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| | reasonably be expected to have known, was unlawful.’. |
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| To move the following Clause:— |
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| | ‘(1) | A person subject to service law or a civilian subject to service discipline commits |
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| | (a) | he gives a certificate, makes or signs a record or makes an entry in a |
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| | record without having ensured its accuracy; and |
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| | (b) | that certificate, record or entry relates to— |
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| | (i) | any matter relating to the seaworthiness or fighting efficiency of |
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| | any of Her Majesty’s ships; |
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| | (ii) | any matter relating to the airworthiness or fighting efficiency of |
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| | any of Her Majesty’s aircraft; |
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| | (iii) | an matter relating to the safety or fighting efficiency of any |
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| | (2) | A person guilty of an offence under this section is liable to any punishment |
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| | mentioned in the Table in section 163, but any sentence of imprisonment imposed |
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| | in respect of the offence must not exceed two years.’. |
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| | Bill reported with Amendments |
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| | Bill read the Third time, and passed. |
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