Mr. WardI beg to move, in page 110, line 8, at the end, to add:
(4) References in this section to an officer holding a commission include references to a person entitled to have a commission issued to him.740 This Clause specifies various categories of officer holding air force commissions who are subject to air force law, such as serving officers and officers of the Royal Auxiliary Air Force. The purpose of the Amendment is to show from what moment of time an officer can be said to be holding an air force commission. The practice is to notify an officer by letter of the date from which he will be granted a commission, and the "London Gazette" eventually announces the grant to him of the commission and the date from which it takes effect. It is from this date that he can be said to be holding a commission within the meaning of the Amendment.
§ Amendment agreed to.
§ Clause, as amended, ordered to stand part of the Bill.
§ Clauses 206 to 209 ordered to stand part of the Bill.