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SUBSIDIARY LEGISLATION 220.08
APPOINTMENTS AND CONDITIONS OF 
SERVICE OF THE INDIVIDUAL RESERVE 
FORCE REGULATIONS
10th March, 1998
LEGAL NOTICE 81 of 1998.
Title .
Conditions of Service of the Individual Reserve Force Regulations.
Definitions.
requires - 
Cap. 220.
S.L. 220.02
"Commander" means the Commander, Armed Forces of Malta
appointed under the Designation, Command and Establishment of
the Armed Forces of Malta Order, and in his absence or inability to
act includes the Deputy Commander, or any other officer appointed
to act as Commander, appointed under the Order aforesaid;
"determine", in relation to the Minister, means determine by
order or instruction (whether issued by him or under his authority)
or in such other form, as the Minister may deem appropriate;
"force" means the Individual Reserve Force (IRF).
(2) Save as provided in sub-regulation (1), in these Regulations
words and expressions shall have the same meaning as they have in
the Act.
PART I
General
Commissioning of 
officers.
S.L. 220.03
3. Officers and Men shall become members of the Individual
Reserve Force in terms of the applicable provisions of the
Appointments and Conditions of Service of the Regular Force
Regulations.
Validity of oaths 
and declarations.
4. The Oath of Allegiance taken by officers and the solemn
declaration taken by soldiers, on commission or enlistment
respectively, in the Regular Force, will remain valid and binding
for duration of service in the Individual Reserve Force.
Appointments, 
promotions and 
retirements.
S.L. 220.03
5. Appointments, promotions and retirement of officers shall
be authorised by the Minister after consultation with the
Commander, in line with the Appointments and Conditions of
Service of the Regular Force Regulations.
Pay and Allowances
Pay and 
allowances.
6. The scales of pay and allowances for officers and men shall
be such as the Minister may from time to time determine and
announce.
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APPOINTMENTS AND CONDITIONS OF SERVICE 
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PART II
Call Out of Reserves
Call out. 7. Call out of reserves in case of any national danger shall be
in terms of articles 32 to 35 of the Act.
Training
Training 8. Subject to the provisions of article 36 of the Act, members
of the Individual Reserve Force will be required to undergo a
minimum of training consisting of at least four days annually to be
made up of basic weapon skills training and special-to-arm
updating skills.
Discipline
Discipline. 9. Officers and men of the force shall be subject to Parts III,
V, VI, VII and VIII of the Act during any time or period that
individuals are undergoing their training obligations or are called
out on permanent service in terms of article 32 of the Act.
Medical Facilities
Medical facilities 
for officers and 
men.
10. (1) During the period or periods when undergoing training
obligations, officers and men shall be entitled to free medical
treatment by a medical officer appointed for that purpose, in a
medical centre equipped for that purpose.
(2) Officers and men shall be entitled to hospitalisation without
any charge to them.
(3) Officers and men who are unable to report for duty due to
illness or injury shall be visited by a medical officer during
working hours.
Medical treatment. 11. When members of the force are called out on permanent
service in terms of article 32 of the Act, they will be eligible for all
medical treatment as applicable to members of the Regular Force.
