The Royal Marines Terms of Service (Amendment) Regulations 2002
These Regulations further amend The Royal Marines Terms of Service Regulations 1988 (“the 1988 Regulations”). Regulation 2(2) amends regulation 4(2) of the 1988 Regulations so as to increase from 6 months to 12 months the notice that a person is required to give to exercise their right to be discharged where that person has re-enlisted for a special term of service. Regulation 2(3) amends regulation 11(1) of the 1988 Regulations so that where a person has been accepted for a continuance of service after 1st April 2002 but decides to apply for a discharge within 12 months of the expiry of the original term, a period of notice of 12 months must be given. Regulation 2(4) amends regulation 11(4) and makes a consequential amendment to regulation 11(5) of the 1988 Regulations so as to increase from 6 months to 12 months the notice that a person is required to give to exercise their right to be discharged where that person has continued in service beyond their original term.