UKPGA-2015-19 Armed Forces (Service Complaints and Financial Assistance) Act 2015 UK

members or former members of the regular or reserve forces,

partners, former partners and children of persons within paragraph (a), and

such other persons connected with persons within paragraph (a) as the Secretary of State considers appropriate,

to a public authority, in respect of activities that are carried out in the exercise of functions of the authority that are functions of a public nature;

to a person other than a public authority, in respect of activities that are carried out for a charitable, benevolent or philanthropic purpose.

grants,

loans,

guarantees, or

incurring expenditure for the benefit of the authority or other person assisted.

the purposes for which the assistance may be used;

circumstances in which the assistance is to be repaid to the Secretary of State, and the way in which that is to be done;

the making of reports to the Secretary of State regarding the uses to which the assistance has been put;

the keeping, and making available for inspection, of accounts and other records;

the carrying out of examinations by the Comptroller and Auditor General into the economy, efficiency and effectiveness with which the assistance has been used.

“public authority” means a person with functions of a public nature;

references to a public authority include a public authority in the Channel Islands or the Isle of Man.

any of the Channel Islands;

the Isle of Man;

any of the British overseas territories.

to modify the operation of the old complaints provisions in relation to pre-commencement complaints;

to apply any of the new complaints provisions (with or without modifications) in relation to pre-commencement complaints.

may make different provision for different purposes;

may make provision generally or in relation to cases of a description specified in the regulations.

The Equal Pay Act (Northern Ireland) 1970 is amended as follows.

in the definition of “service complaint”, for “section 334” substitute “ section 340A ”,

after that definition, insert—, and

omit the definition “the service complaint procedures”.

In section 6AB (“arrears date” in proceedings under section 6A(9)), in subsection (5), for “in accordance with regulations made under section 6A(6)” substitute “ by virtue of section 6A(6A) ”.

In Part 3 of Schedule 1 to the House of Commons Disqualification Act 1975 (disqualifying offices)—

omit the entry relating to the Service Complaints Commissioner, and

at the appropriate place insert— “ Service Complaints Ombudsman. ”

The Sex Discrimination (Northern Ireland) Order 1976 is amended as follows.

In Article 80 (orders and regulations), in paragraph (1), omit “(except Article 82(9C))”.

in the definition of “service complaint”, for “section 334” substitute “ section 340A ”,

after that definition, insert—, and

omit the definition “the service complaint procedures”.

in the definition of “service complaint”, for “section 334” substitute “ section 340A ”,

after that definition, insert—, and

omit the definition “the service complaint procedures”.

The Armed Forces Act 2006 is amended as follows.

In section 373 (orders, regulations and rules under that Act)—

in subsection (2), for “and 340” substitute “ , 340 and 340B ”, and

in subsection (3)(d) (regulations subject to affirmative procedure), for the words from “334(2)” to the end substitute “ 340A(4), 340E(1) or 340N ”.

In section 374 (definitions applying for purposes of Act)—

omit the definition relating to the Service Complaints Commissioner, and

at the appropriate place insert—.

Part 9 of the Equality Act 2010 (enforcement) is amended as follows.

In section 127 (jurisdiction), in subsection (7), for “Subsections (2) to (5)” substitute “ Subsections (2) to (6) ”.

In section 141 (interpretation), for subsection (8) substitute—

Omit section 20 of the Armed Forces Act 2011 (service complaint panels).

The following instruments are revoked—the Race Relations (Complaints to Industrial Tribunals) (Armed Forces) Regulations 1998 (S.R. (N.I.) 1998/104); the Equal Pay (Complaints to Industrial Tribunals) (Armed Forces) Regulations 1998 (S.R. (N.I.) 1998/105); the Sex Discrimination (Complaints to Industrial Tribunals) (Armed Forces) Regulations 1998 (S.R. (N.I.) 1998/106).