Section 11F

The competent authority may serve or may cause to be served upon any person in the national service reserve a training notice which shall state that he is called out for training and the period for which he is called out and shall require him to present himself at such time and place on such day (not earlier than the thirtieth day after the day of the service of the notice), and to such authority, as may be specified in the notice.

Where a training notice has been served on any person, the competent authority may at any time before the date on which he is thereby required to present himself cause to be served on him a supplementary notice varying the training notice by altering the place or time at which, but not the date on which, he is thereby required to present himself.

Every training notice served otherwise than by registered post shall require the person upon whom it is served to acknowledge receipt thereof within such time as may be specified in the requirement; and if acknowledgment is not received the competent authority may cause a further training notice to be served on him by registered post and may by that notice direct that the former notice shall be deemed never to have had effect.

If at any time during a person’s period of service in the national service reserve any change occurs in his name or address, he shall forthwith notify the change to such person and in such manner as may be prescribed; and if he fails to do so he shall be guilty of an offence against this Act.

Any person in the national service reserve shall upon being called out for training under this section be deemed to be a person subject to service law and shall if he fails, without leave being lawfully granted or without any reasonable excuse, to present himself in accordance with subsection (2) be guilty of the offence mentioned in section 58 of the Armed Forces Act 1972 [Act 77], as if he had failed to appear at the place of parade or rendezvous appointed by his commanding officer; and any such person shall be tried before a court martial.

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Attachment of national service reservists to armed forces during training