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Section 196

Composition of volunteer forces

of Armed Forces Act 1972

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Section 196
(1)

The volunteer forces shall consist of such corps, units ships, establishments and other components as the Armed Forces Council may from time to time constitute and establish.

(2)

Every corps, unit, ship, establishment or other component constituted and established under subsection (1)—

(a)

shall bear and be known by such name or title as the Armed

Forces Council may approve;

(b)

shall consist of such sub-units, wings or squadrons, as the

Armed Forces Council may from time to time direct.

(3)

Any reference in any written law to any corps, unit, ship, establishment or other component constituted and established under subsection (1) by such name or title as may be approved by the Armed

Forces Council under paragraph (2)(a) shall be construed as a reference to such corps, unit, ship, establishment or other component or, as the context may require, to the members thereof.

(4)

The Armed Forces Council may from time to time by order published in the Gazette do any of the following things, that is to say:

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(a)

disband any corps, unit, establishment or other component in whole or in part;

(b)

amalgamate any corps with any other corps, any unit with any other unit, any establishment with any other establishment or any component with any other component;

(c)

strike off any ship from the register; or

(d)

alter or amend the name or title of any corps, unit, ship, establishment or other component.