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[2022] WLR(D) 234
Queen’s Bench Division
Regina (British Medical Association and another) v Secretary of State for Defence
[2022] EWHC 1262 (Admin)
2022 March 22, 23; May 25
Bourne J
Statute— Commencement— Minister's powers— Statutory provisions enacting employment rights for armed forces not yet brought into force— Secretary of State having power to appoint commencement date for those provisions— Secretary of State deciding not to appoint day for commencement pending substantial review of internal service complaints system for armed forces— Whether failure properly to comply with duty to consider commencement— Whether decision irrational—
Employment Rights Act 1996 (c 18), s 192, Sch 2, para 16