 Every officer of such a battalion was deemed a member of the Reserve of Officers, and every man a special reservist, though no individual's condition of service could be altered without their consent.Acceptance of a commission as a member of the Reserve of Officers would not vacate the seat of a sitting Member of Parliament.Part IV of the Act contained a number of minor provisions relating to the administration of the Act, including provisions for the system of Orders in Council, definitions of terms (mostly as in the Army Act), and the application of the Act to Scotland and the Isle of Man.