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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/armed-forces-act-2001-commencement-no-4-order-2004/note",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2004/1938",
  "legislation_title": "The Armed Forces Act 2001 (Commencement No. 4) Order 2004",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/armed-forces-act-2001-commencement-no-4-order-2004",
  "path": "note",
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  "number": null,
  "heading": "Explanatory note",
  "text": "(This note is not part of the Order)\nThis Order brings into force section 20 of the Armed Forces Act 2001. The Armed Forces Discipline Act 2000 (c. 4) amended the Army Act 1955 (c. 18), the Air Force Act 1955 (c. 19) and the Naval Discipline Act 1957 (c. 53) so as to establish summary appeal courts to hear appeals from the armed forces' systems of summary discipline. Section 20 of the 2001 Act enables the Secretary of State to provide by order that warrant officers are to be eligible for membership of those courts.",
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  "version": "current",
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  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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