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.
Provisions Repealed enactments Section 44(1) of the act repealed 6 enactments, listed in part I of the fifth schedule to the act.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 repealedCitationShort titleExtent of repeal7 Edw. 7. c. 9Territorial and Reserve Forces Act 1907The 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. 51Air Force (Constitution) Act 1917In section six, subsection (1).11 & 12 Geo. 5. c. 37Territorial Army and Militia Act 1921Section one.14 & 15 Geo. 5. c. 15Auxiliary Air Force and Air Force Reserve Act 1924Section five.11 & 12 Geo. 6. c. 64National Service Act 1948In section twenty-six, subsection (5).Auxiliary and Reserve Forces Act 1949Sections 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 repealedReferenceTitleExtent of revocationAuxiliary Air Force Order 1924The 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 1927/1081Auxiliary Air Force Order 1927The whole order.SI 1949/1844National Service (Adaptation of Enactments) (Military and Air Forces) Order 1949In Part II of the Schedule to the Order, paragraphs 11 to 18.SI 1950/834Royal Auxiliary Air Force Order 1950The whole order.SI 1950/1043Royal Auxiliary Air Force (No. 2) Order 1950The whole order.
Subsequent developments In section 39(3) of the act, the words "and shall be exempt from serving on any jury" and the proviso were repealed by section 64(2) of, and part I of schedule 6 to, the Criminal Justice Act 1972, which came into force on 30 March 1974.
Section 44 of, and schedule 5 to, the act were repealed by section 1 of, and part XI of the schedule to, the Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1974, which came into force on 27 June 1974.
Sections 45 and 46(6) of the act were repealed by section 1(1) of, and part IV of schedule 1 to, the Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1976, which came into force on 27 May 1976.
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.
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