EXPLANATORY STATEMENT
STATUTORY RULES 1983 NO 266
ISSUED BY THE AUTHORITY OF THE MINISTER FOR DEFENCE
NAVAL FORCES REGULATIONS (AMENDMENT)
The Naval Forces Regulations, made under the Naval Defence Act 1910, provide for various matters relating to the administration of the Navy, including prescribed ages for the compulsory retirement of members of the Navy.
This Statutory Rule amends the Naval Forces Regulations to increase the age for compulsory retirement of certain members of the Navy, as set out below.
Regulation 1 of the Statutory Rule amends regulation 102 to increase, from age 45 to age 47, the age for compulsory retirement of officers holding the rank of Lieutenant Commander or Lieutenant, and who are included in the General List or the Supplementary List.
Regulation 2 of the Statutory Rule enables an officer who holds the rank of Lieutenant Commander or Lieutenant at the commencement date to elect in writing to retain his former retiring age.
The amendments have effect from the date of gazettal of the Statutory Rule.