Defence (Amendment) Act 2021

Non-enlistment of minors

3. Chapter II of Part IV of the Principal Act is amended—

(a) in section 53—

(i) in subsection (1)(a), by the deletion of “(including a minor)”, and

(ii) in subsection (1)(b) —

(I) by the substitution of “person” for “boy”,

(II) by the insertion of “, prior to its amendment by section 3 of the Defence (Amendment) Act 2021,” after “this section”, and

(III) by the substitution of “he or she attains” for “he attains”,

(b) in section 54, by the deletion of “(including a minor)”,

(c) in section 55—

(i) in subsection (1)(a), by the deletion of “(including a minor)”, and

(ii) in subsection (1)(b) —

(I) by the substitution of “person” for “boy”,

(II) by the insertion of “, prior to its amendment by section 3 of the Defence (Amendment) Act 2021,” after “this section”, and

(III) by the substitution of “he or she attains” for “he attains”,

(d) by the deletion of sections 76 and 77, and

(e) in section 80, by the deletion of “76, 77,”.