Reserve Forces and Militia Act 1898
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The Reserve Forces and Militia Act 1898 (61 & 62 Vict. c. 9) was an Act
of the Parliament of the United Kingdom
, which came into force in 1898.
The Act allowed up to five thousand men of the Army Reserve
to be called out on permanent service, without requiring the approval of Parliament as required by the Reserve Forces Act 1882. This power was only applicable to men in the first twelve months of their enlistment in the Reserve who had agreed in writing, and no man was to be liable for more than twelve months service under these provisions. The Act could not be invoked save when the men were required for active service outside the United Kingdom
. This section was later amended by the Territorial and Reserve Forces Act 1907
to allow up to 6,000 men to serve, rather than five thousand.
It also amended s.12 of the Militia Act 1882, changing the liability for service "outside of the United Kingdom" to refer to the Channel Islands, the Isle of Man, Malta, and Gibraltar.
The Act gained the Royal Assent
on 1 July 1898, and was fully repealed by 1950.
Act of Parliament
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of the Parliament of the United Kingdom
Parliament of the United Kingdom
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, which came into force in 1898.
The Act allowed up to five thousand men of the Army Reserve
Military reserve force
A military reserve force is a military organization composed of citizens of a country who combine a military role or career with a civilian career. They are not normally kept under arms and their main role is to be available to fight when a nation mobilizes for total war or to defend against invasion...
to be called out on permanent service, without requiring the approval of Parliament as required by the Reserve Forces Act 1882. This power was only applicable to men in the first twelve months of their enlistment in the Reserve who had agreed in writing, and no man was to be liable for more than twelve months service under these provisions. The Act could not be invoked save when the men were required for active service outside the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
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. This section was later amended by the Territorial and Reserve Forces Act 1907
Territorial and Reserve Forces Act 1907
The Territorial and Reserve Forces Act 1907 was an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that reformed the auxiliary forces of the British Army by transferring existing Volunteer and Yeomanry units into a new Territorial Force ; and disbanding the Militia to form a new Special Reserve of the...
to allow up to 6,000 men to serve, rather than five thousand.
It also amended s.12 of the Militia Act 1882, changing the liability for service "outside of the United Kingdom" to refer to the Channel Islands, the Isle of Man, Malta, and Gibraltar.
The Act gained the Royal Assent
Royal Assent
The granting of royal assent refers to the method by which any constitutional monarch formally approves and promulgates an act of his or her nation's parliament, thus making it a law...
on 1 July 1898, and was fully repealed by 1950.