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<p>Members of the regular Armed Forces of the Crown are disqualified from membership
of the House of Commons by the House of Commons Disqualification Act 1975 and from
election to the European Parliament by the European Parliamentary Act 1978. Such personnel
must therefore apply for permission to retire voluntarily or resign or be granted
a free discharge from the Service before their formal adoption as a Parliamentary
candidate or prospective candidate. Such personnel must complete their last day of
service before their formal adoption as a candidate or prospective candidate.</p><br
/><p>No regular Service personnel or members of the Reserve Forces when serving on
a full time Service commitment or additional duties commitment shall issue an address
to electors or in any other manner publicly announce themselves or allow themselves
to be publicly announced as a candidate or a prospective candidate for election to:</p><br
/><p>UK Parliament, European Parliament, Scottish Parliament or Parliament of the
Irish Republic for any Parliamentary constituency;</p><br /><p>the Northern Ireland
Assembly or the National Assembly for Wales for any Assembly constituency;</p><p>any
legislative assembly of the Commonwealth; or as a</p><br /><p>Police and Crime Commissioner.</p><p>Any
person to whom this applies and who desires to stand as a candidate or who seeks election
as described above must make an application through normal Service channels to retire
voluntarily or to resign or to be granted a free discharge. Such an application should
be made as early as possible. Approval of an application will depend on the exigencies
of the Service. On leaving the Service, an unsuccessful candidate will have no right
to reinstatement. A candidate or prospective candidate must take all steps within
his power to ensure that no public announcement of his candidature is made before
he has retired, resigned or been discharged.</p><br /><p><br></p>
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