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STATUTORY INSTRUMENTS
2026 No. 1067 (C. 88)
DEFENCE
The Armed Forces Commissioner Act 2025
(Commencement No. 2) Regulations 2026
Made - - - - 1st October 2026
The Secretary of State makes these Regulations in exercise of the power conferred by section...
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STATUTORY INSTRUMENTS 2026 No. 1067 (C. 88) DEFENCE The Armed Forces Commissioner Act 2025 (Commencement No. 2) Regulations 2026 Made - - - - 1st October 2026 The Secretary of State makes these Regulations in exercise of the power conferred by section 7(2) of the Armed Forces Commissioner Act 2025(1).
Citation 1 These Regulations may be cited as the Armed Forces Commissioner Act 2025 (Commencement No. 2) Regulations 2026.
Provisions coming into force on 3rd November 2026 2 The following provisions of the Armed Forces Commissioner Act 2025 come into force on 3rd November 2026—
(a) section 3 (procedure for making service complaints);
(b) Schedule 2 (consequential amendments), so far as it is not already in force.
Calvin Bailey Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State 1st October 2026 Ministry of Defence
(1) 2025 c. 23.Document Generated: 2026-10-09
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EXPLANATORY NOTE (This note is not part of the Regulations) These are the second commencement Regulations made under the Armed Forces Commissioner Act 2025 (c. 23) (“the 2025 Act”).
Regulation 2 brings into force, on 3rd November 2026, provisions of the 2025 Act that amend references in the service complaints framework from the “specified officer” and “appropriate officer” to the “specified person” and “appropriate person”.
A full impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument as no, or no significant impact on the private, voluntary or public sector is foreseen.
NOTE AS TO EARLIER COMMENCEMENT REGULATIONS (This note is not part of the Regulations) The following provisions of the Armed Forces Commissioner Act 2025 have been brought into force by commencement regulations made before the date of these Regulations.
Provision Date of Commencement S.I. No.
Section 1(1) 02.03.2026 2026/14
Section 1(2) 01.04.2026 2026/14
Section 1(3) 01.04.2026 2026/14
Section 1(4) 02.03.2026 2026/14
Section 2 01.04.2026 2026/14
Section 4 01.04.2026 2026/14
Section 5 01.04.2026 2026/14 Schedule 1 02.03.2026 2026/14 Schedule 2 (partially) 01.04.2026 2026/14 2