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Amendment of section 64 of Principal Act
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8. The Principal Act is amended by the substitution of the following section for section 64:
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“64. (1) Subject to subsection (2) and any regulations that may be made under subsection (3), a member of the Permanent Defence Force enlisted under section 53 (in this section referred to as an ‘enlisted member’) may, after the expiration of 9 years, reckoned from the date of the enlisted member’s attestation, apply for and be re-engaged for a further period of service in the Permanent Defence Force which shall continue until the earlier of the following occurs:
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(a) that enlisted member’s service makes up a total continuous period not exceeding 21 years’ service reckoned as aforesaid;
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(b) that enlisted member attains the upper age limit permitted for continuance in service as prescribed in regulations made by the Minister under this Act.
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(2) The re-engagement of an enlisted member under this section shall be subject to—
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(a) the recommendation of the enlisted member’s commanding officer that the enlisted member concerned is suitable for re-engagement, and
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(b) the approval by the prescribed military authority of the enlisted member concerned for re-engagement.
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(3) The Minister may, in relation to an enlisted member who applies for re-engagement, make regulations prescribing the conditions that shall apply to the re-engagement of an enlisted member under this section including—
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(a) the standard of physical fitness to be attained,
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(b) the minimum medical classification code to be held,
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(c) the military courses of instruction to be completed,
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(d) the period of service outside the State to be completed within a prescribed period, and
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(e) the standard of conduct to be adhered to.
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(4) Regulations under this section may—
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(a) make different provision in relation to different classes of enlisted members, and
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(b) contain such incidental, supplementary and consequential provisions as appear to the Minister to be necessary or expedient for the purposes of the regulations.”.
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