Auxiliary Forces Act 1953

The Auxiliary Forces Act 1953 (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.

Auxiliary Forces Act 1953

Act of Parliament
Parliament of the United Kingdom
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.
Citation	1 & 2 Eliz. 2. c. 50
Territorial extent	United Kingdom
Dates
Royal assent	29 October 1953
Commencement	1 January 1954
Repealed	20 April 1980
Other legislation
Amends	See § Repealed enactments
Repeals/revokes	See § Repealed enactments
Amended by	London Government Act 1963
Repealed by	Reserve Forces Act 1980
Status: Repealed
Text of statute as originally enacted

Provisions

Repealed enactments

Section 44(1) of the act repealed 6 enactments, listed in part I of the fifth schedule to the act. Section 44(2) of the act revoked 5 Orders in Council, listed in part II of that schedule.

Part I - enactments repealed

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	Auxiliary 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.

Part II - Orders in Council repealed

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.

External links

• Text of the Auxiliary Forces Act 1953 as originally enacted or made within the United Kingdom, from legislation.gov.uk.