Section 265: Calling out of reservists and pensioners on permanent service

(1) Where a state of war is declared or there is insurrection, hostility or public emergency, the President may, by proclamation, call out reservists and pensioners on permanent service, and in the proclamation, give or authorise the Minister of Defence to give such directions as may seem necessary or proper for calling out the reservists and pensioners.
(2) A proclamation under subsection (1) of this section and directions given in pursuance of the proclamation shall be obeyed and every reservist and pensioner called out by the directions shall attend at the place and time fixed by those directions, and at and after that time the reservists or pensioners shall be deemed to be called out on permanent service.
(3) A reservist or pensioner called out on permanent service shall serve as an officer, soldier, rating or aircraftman of the service, as the case may be, until he is released or discharged, but he shall not be required to serve for a period exceeding in the whole the remaining period of the term of service in the Reserve and any further period not exceeding twelve months as an officer, soldier, rating or aircraftman, as the case may be, under prescribed regulations and may be retained in the Armed Forces after the time which he would otherwise be entitled to be discharged.