
1 
Except as otherwise provided by section 22(7) of the Armed Forces Act 1976, the provisions of the said Act shall come into force on 1st July 1977 and, accordingly, all the provisions thereof which have not previously come into force shall come into force on that date.
2 
This Order may be cited as the Armed Forces Act 1976 (Commencement) Order 1977.
Fred Mulley
One of Her Majesty's Principal Secretaries of State
24th May 1977