Auxiliary Forces Act 1953
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Long titleAn Act to consolidate certain enactments and Orders in Council relating to the Territorial Army and the Royal Auxiliary Air Force with corrections and improvements made under the Consolidation of Enactments (Procedure) Act, 1949.
Citation1 & 2 Eliz. 2. c. 50
Territorial extentUnited Kingdom
Royal assent29 October 1953
| Act of Parliament | |
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| Long title | An Act to consolidate certain enactments and Orders in Council relating to the Territorial Army and the Royal Auxiliary Air Force with corrections and improvements made under the Consolidation of Enactments (Procedure) Act, 1949. |
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| Citation | 1 & 2 Eliz. 2. c. 50 |
| Territorial extent | United Kingdom |
| Dates | |
| Royal assent | 29 October 1953 |
| Commencement | 1 January 1954[b] |
| Repealed | 20 April 1980 |
| Other legislation | |
| Amends | See § Repealed enactments |
| Repeals/revokes | See § Repealed enactments |
| Repealed by | Reserve Forces Act 1980 |
Status: Repealed | |
| Text of statute as originally enacted | |
The Auxiliary Forces Act 1953[c] (1 & 2 Eliz. 2. c. 50) was an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that consolidated enactments relating to the Territorial Army and the Royal Auxiliary Air Force in the United Kingdom.
Repealed enactments
Section 44(1) of the act repealed 6 enactments, listed in part I of the fifth schedule to the act.[1] Section 44(2) of the act revoked 5 Orders in Council, listed in part II of that schedule.
| Citation | Short title | Extent of repeal |
|---|---|---|
| 7 Edw. 7. c. 9 | Territorial and Reserve Forces Act 1907 | The whole Act, except subsection (1) of section twenty-three, subsection (1) of section twenty-eight, sections thirty-six and forty-one, and the First Schedule. |
| 7 & 8 Geo. 5. c. 51 | Air Force (Constitution) Act 1917 | In section six, subsection (1). |
| 11 & 12 Geo. 5. c. 37 | Territorial Army and Militia Act 1921 | Section one. |
| 14 & 15 Geo. 5. c. 15 | Auxiliary Air Force and Air Force Reserve Act 1924 | Section five. |
| 11 & 12 Geo. 6. c. 64 | National Service Act 1948 | In section twenty-six, subsection (5). |
| 12, 13 & 14 Geo. 6. c. 96 | xAuxiliary and Reserve Forces Act 1949 | Sections one to six; section seventeen so far as it relates to the Territorial Army; in section eighteen, subsection (2); and the First Schedule so far as it relates to the Territorial and Reserve Forces Act, 1907. |
| Reference | Title | Extent of revocation |
|---|---|---|
| SR&O 1924/1212 | Auxiliary Air Force Order 1924 | The whole Order, except so far as it applies subsection (1) of section twenty-three of the Territorial and Reserve Forces Act, 1907, to the Royal Auxiliary Air Force. |
| SR&O 1927/1081 | Auxiliary Air Force Order 1927 | The whole order. |
| SI 1949/1844 | National Service (Adaptation of Enactments) (Military and Air Forces) Order 1949 | In Part II of the Schedule to the Order, paragraphs 11 to 18. |
| SI 1950/834 | Royal Auxiliary Air Force Order 1950 | The whole order. |
| SI 1950/1043 | Royal Auxiliary Air Force (No. 2) Order 1950 | The whole order. |
Subsequent developments
The whole act was repealed by section 157(1)(b) of, and part II of schedule 10 to, the Reserve Forces Act 1980, which came into force on 20 April 1980.[2]