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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/armed-forces-act-2006-transitional-provisions-etc-order-2009/schedule-1/paragraph-18",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/armed-forces-act-2006-transitional-provisions-etc-order-2009/schedule-1/paragraph-18.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/2009/1059",
  "legislation_title": "The Armed Forces Act 2006 (Transitional Provisions etc) Order 2009",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/armed-forces-act-2006-transitional-provisions-etc-order-2009",
  "path": "schedule/1/paragraph/18",
  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "18",
  "heading": "Magistrates' Courts Act 1980",
  "text": "(1) In section 19(5) of the Magistrates' Courts Act 1980 (decision as to allocation)—\n(a) the reference to a service offence includes an SDA offence; and\n(b) the reference to a previous conviction, in relation to an SDA offence, includes—\n(i) a previous finding of guilt in proceedings under AA 1955, AFA 1955 or NDA 1957 (whether before a court-martial or any other court or person authorised under any of those Acts to award a punishment in respect of any offence);\n(ii) a previous finding of guilt in any proceedings before a Standing Civilian Court.\n(2) In section 125D(3)(b) of the Magistrates' Courts Act 1980 (execution of warrants), the reference to a warrant includes a warrant under section 186(3) of AA 1955 or AFA 1955, section 105(3) of NDA 1957 or paragraph 2(3) of Schedule 2 to RFA 1996.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "M",
      "label": "M1",
      "text": "1980 c. 43."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2009/1059/schedule/1/paragraph/18",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T03:12:50.439651+00:00"
  },
  "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."
}