# The Armed Forces Act 2006 (Transitional Provisions etc) Order 2009, Paragraph 1: Debts (Deceased Servicemen etc) Act 1893


(1) In the Debts (Deceased Servicemen etc) Act 1893 , “subject to service law” is to be read, in relation to any time before commencement, as “subject to military law or air-force law”.
(2) In section 23 of that Act (application of Act to deserters etc), the reference to deserting is to be read, in relation to any time before commencement, as a reference to committing an offence under section 37 of AA 1955 by virtue of subsection (2)(a) of that section.
(3) In section 29A(1) of that Act (application of Act to members of naval, marine or air forces), the reference to a relevant person includes a person who was subject to air-force law.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2009/1059/schedule/1/paragraph/1 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/armed-forces-act-2006-transitional-provisions-etc-order-2009/schedule-1/paragraph-1
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