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Armed Forces Act 1996

1996 c. 46 · Enacted 24 July 1996 · Extends to United Kingdom

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An Act to continue the Army Act 1955, the Air Force Act 1955 and the Naval Discipline Act 1957; to amend those Acts and other enactments relating to the armed forces; to make further provision in relation to proceedings before service courts; to provide for the taking of fingerprints and samples from offenders convicted in service proceedings; to amend the Courts-Martial (Appeals) Act 1968; to make further provision in relation to complaints toF1 employment tribunals by members of the armed forces; to provide for further exemptions from the Firearms Act 1968; to make further provision in relation to Greenwich Hospital; to amend the Visiting Forces Act 1952; and for connected purposes.[24th July 1996]

E1Be it enacted by the Queen’s most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:—

Contents

  1. Continuance of Services Acts
  2. 1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  3. Terms and conditions of service
  4. 2Enlistment or entry for local service. Repealed
  5. 3Discharge certificates. Repealed
  6. 4Mode of making regulations relating to enlistment etc. Repealed
  7. Trial and punishment of offences under Services Acts
  8. 5Procedure for dealing with offences under Services Acts.
  9. 6Abrogation of common law corroboration rules.
  10. 7Evidence from children.
  11. 8Findings of unfitness to stand trial and insanity. Not yet in force
  12. 9Postponement of sentences of courts-martial. Repealed
  13. 10Community supervision orders. Repealed
  14. Fingerprints and samples
  15. 11Fingerprinting of certain offenders. Repealed
  16. 12Taking of samples from certain offenders. Repealed
  17. Rehabilitation of service offenders
  18. 13Application of Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974.
  19. 14Application of Rehabilitation of Offenders (Northern Ireland) Order 1978.
  20. Review and appeal
  21. 15Abolition of confirmation. Repealed
  22. 16Review of findings and sentences. Repealed
  23. 17Appeals against sentence.
  24. 18Powers exercisable by registrar.
  25. 19Appeals on behalf of deceased persons.
  26. Redress of complaints
  27. 20Services redress of complaints procedures. Repealed
  28. Complaints to ...employment tribunals
  29. 21Sex discrimination: Great Britain.
  30. 22Sex discrimination: Northern Ireland.
  31. 23Racial discrimination. Repealed
  32. 24Equal treatment: Great Britain.
  33. 25Equal treatment: Northern Ireland.
  34. 26Other complaints: Great Britain.
  35. 27Other complaints: Northern Ireland.
  36. Miscellaneous
  37. 28Exemptions from Firearms Act 1968.
  38. 29Exemptions from Firearms (Northern Ireland) Order 1981.
  39. 30Greenwich Hospital.
  40. 31Grants for preservation of Royal Naval College site.
  41. 32Offences connected with services drug testing programmes. Repealed
  42. 33Application of Visiting Forces Act 1952.
  43. Supplemental
  44. 34The 1955 Acts and the 1957 Act. Repealed
  45. 35Minor and consequential amendments and repeals.
  46. 36Short title, commencement and application to Channel Islands and Isle of Man.
  47. Schedule 1: Procedure for dealing with offences under Services Acts.
  48. Part I: Summary disposal of offences
  49. Army Act 1955 (c. 18)
  50. 1Paragraph 1 Repealed
  51. 2Paragraph 2 Repealed
  52. 3Paragraph 3 Repealed
  53. 4Paragraph 4 Repealed
  54. 5Paragraph 5 Repealed
  55. ...
  56. 6Paragraph 6 Repealed
  57. 7Paragraph 7 Repealed
  58. 8Paragraph 8 Repealed
  59. 9Paragraph 9 Repealed
  60. 10Paragraph 10 Repealed
  61. ...
  62. 11Paragraph 11 Repealed
  63. 12Paragraph 12 Repealed
  64. 13Paragraph 13 Repealed
  65. Part ...: ...
  66. ...
  67. 14Paragraph 14 Repealed
  68. ...
  69. 15Paragraph 15 Repealed
  70. ...
  71. 16Paragraph 16 Repealed
  72. Part ...: ...
  73. ...
  74. 17Paragraph 17 Repealed
  75. 18Paragraph 18 Repealed
  76. 19Paragraph 19 Repealed
  77. 20Paragraph 20 Repealed
  78. 21Paragraph 21 Repealed
  79. 22Paragraph 22 Repealed
  80. 23Paragraph 23 Repealed
  81. 24Paragraph 24 Repealed
  82. 25Paragraph 25 Repealed
  83. 26Paragraph 26 Repealed
  84. 27Paragraph 27 Repealed
  85. 28Paragraph 28 Repealed
  86. 29Paragraph 29 Repealed
  87. 30Paragraph 30 Repealed
  88. 31Paragraph 31 Repealed
  89. 32Paragraph 32 Repealed
  90. ...
  91. 33Paragraph 33 Repealed
  92. 34Paragraph 34 Repealed
  93. 35Paragraph 35 Repealed
  94. 36Paragraph 36 Repealed
  95. 37Paragraph 37 Repealed
  96. 38Paragraph 38 Repealed
  97. 39Paragraph 39 Repealed
  98. 40Paragraph 40 Repealed
  99. 41Paragraph 41 Repealed
  100. 42Paragraph 42 Repealed
  101. 43Paragraph 43 Repealed
  102. 44Paragraph 44 Repealed
  103. 45Paragraph 45 Repealed
  104. 46Paragraph 46 Repealed
  105. 47Paragraph 47 Repealed
  106. 48Paragraph 48 Repealed
  107. ...
  108. 49Paragraph 49 Repealed
  109. 50Paragraph 50 Repealed
  110. 51Paragraph 51 Repealed
  111. 52Paragraph 52 Repealed
  112. 53Paragraph 53 Repealed
  113. 54Paragraph 54 Repealed
  114. 55Paragraph 55 Repealed
  115. 56Paragraph 56 Repealed
  116. 57Paragraph 57 Repealed
  117. 58Paragraph 58 Repealed
  118. 59Paragraph 59 Repealed
  119. 60Paragraph 60 Repealed
  120. 61Paragraph 61 Repealed
  121. 62Paragraph 62 Repealed
  122. 63Paragraph 63 Repealed
  123. Part IV: Minor and consequential amendments
  124. Courts-Martial (Appeals) Act 1951 (c. 46)
  125. 64Paragraph 64 Repealed
  126. 65Paragraph 65
  127. Army Act 1955 (c. 18)
  128. 66Paragraph 66 Repealed
  129. 67Paragraph 67 Repealed
  130. 68Paragraph 68 Repealed
  131. 69Paragraph 69 Repealed
  132. 70Paragraph 70 Repealed
  133. 71Paragraph 71 Repealed
  134. 72Paragraph 72 Repealed
  135. 73Paragraph 73 Repealed
  136. 74Paragraph 74 Repealed
  137. 75Paragraph 75 Repealed
  138. Air Force Act 1955 (c. 19)
  139. 76Paragraph 76 Repealed
  140. 77Paragraph 77 Repealed
  141. 78Paragraph 78 Repealed
  142. 79Paragraph 79 Repealed
  143. 80Paragraph 80 Repealed
  144. 81Paragraph 81 Repealed
  145. 82Paragraph 82 Repealed
  146. 83Paragraph 83 Repealed
  147. 84Paragraph 84 Repealed
  148. 85Paragraph 85 Repealed
  149. Naval Discipline Act 1957 (c. 53)
  150. 86Paragraph 86 Repealed
  151. 87Paragraph 87 Repealed
  152. 88Paragraph 88 Repealed
  153. 89Paragraph 89 Repealed
  154. 90Paragraph 90 Repealed
  155. 91Paragraph 91 Repealed
  156. 92Paragraph 92 Repealed
  157. 93Paragraph 93 Repealed
  158. 94Paragraph 94 Repealed
  159. 95Paragraph 95 Repealed
  160. 96Paragraph 96 Repealed
  161. 97Paragraph 97 Repealed
  162. 98Paragraph 98 Repealed
  163. Criminal Justice Act 1967 (c. 80)
  164. 99Paragraph 99 Repealed
  165. Civil Evidence Act 1968 (c. 64)
  166. 100Paragraph 100 Repealed
  167. Civil Evidence Act (Northern Ireland) 1971 (c. 36 (N.I.))
  168. 101Paragraph 101
  169. Armed Forces Act 1976 (c. 52)
  170. 102Paragraph 102 Repealed
  171. 103Paragraph 103 Repealed
  172. Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 (c. 60)
  173. 104Paragraph 104 Repealed
  174. 105Paragraph 105 Repealed
  175. 106Paragraph 106 Repealed
  176. 107Paragraph 107 Repealed
  177. Criminal Justice Act 1988 (c. 33)
  178. 108Paragraph 108 Repealed
  179. 109Paragraph 109
  180. Police and Criminal Evidence (Northern Ireland) Order 1989 (S.I. 1989/1341 (N.I. 12))
  181. 110Paragraph 110 Repealed
  182. Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994 (c. 33)
  183. 111Paragraph 111 Repealed
  184. Schedule 2: Findings of unfitness to stand trial and insanity Not yet in force
  185. The 1955 Acts Not yet in force
  186. 1Paragraph 1 Not yet in force
  187. 2Paragraph 2 Not yet in force
  188. 3Paragraph 3 Not yet in force
  189. The 1957 Act Not yet in force
  190. 4Paragraph 4 Not yet in force
  191. 5Paragraph 5 Not yet in force
  192. The Courts-Martial (Appeals) Act 1968 (c. 20) Not yet in force
  193. 6Paragraph 6 Not yet in force
  194. 7Paragraph 7 Not yet in force
  195. 8Paragraph 8 Not yet in force
  196. 9Paragraph 9 Not yet in force
  197. 10Paragraph 10 Not yet in force
  198. 11Paragraph 11 Not yet in force
  199. 12Paragraph 12 Not yet in force
  200. Schedule 3: Community supervision orders
  201. The 1955 Acts Repealed
  202. 1Paragraph 1 Repealed
  203. 2Paragraph 2 Repealed
  204. The 1957 Act Repealed
  205. 3Paragraph 3 Repealed
  206. 4Paragraph 4 Repealed
  207. Schedule 4: Schedule to be inserted in the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974
  208. Schedule 5: Review of findings and sentence
  209. The 1955 Acts Repealed
  210. 1Paragraph 1 Repealed
  211. 2Paragraph 2 Repealed
  212. 3Paragraph 3 Repealed
  213. 4Paragraph 4 Repealed
  214. 5Paragraph 5 Repealed
  215. 6Paragraph 6 Repealed
  216. 7Paragraph 7 Repealed
  217. The 1957 Act Repealed
  218. 8Paragraph 8 Repealed
  219. 9Paragraph 9 Repealed
  220. 10Paragraph 10 Repealed
  221. 11Paragraph 11 Repealed
  222. 12Paragraph 12 Repealed
  223. 13Paragraph 13 Repealed
  224. Schedule 6: Minor and consequential amendments
  225. Naval Medical Compassionate Fund
  226. 1Paragraph 1
  227. Affidavits and declarations outside the United Kingdom
  228. 2Paragraph 2 Repealed
  229. Enlistment in the Royal Air Force
  230. 3Paragraph 3 Repealed
  231. Suspension of sentences
  232. 4Paragraph 4 Repealed
  233. Remission of sentences
  234. 5Paragraph 5 Repealed
  235. 6Paragraph 6 Repealed
  236. Reviews
  237. 7Paragraph 7 Repealed
  238. 8Paragraph 8 Repealed
  239. 9Paragraph 9 Repealed
  240. Removal or amendment of spent expressions
  241. 10Paragraph 10 Repealed
  242. 11Paragraph 11 Repealed
  243. Queen’s Regulations for the Royal Navy
  244. 12Paragraph 12 Repealed
  245. Meaning of “protected prisoner of war"
  246. 13Paragraph 13 Repealed
  247. Abolition of confirmation
  248. 14Paragraph 14 Repealed
  249. 15Paragraph 15 Repealed
  250. Schedule 7: Repeals
  251. IRepeals relating to changes to procedure for dealing with offences under Services Acts
  252. IIRepeals relating to Abolition of Confirmation
  253. IIIOther Repeals