# Armed Forces Act 2006, Paragraph 41


(1) Section 97 of that Act (failure to attend for duty or training) is amended as follows.
(2) In subsection (1), for the words (after paragraph (b)) from “is guilty” to the end substitute “ is guilty of desertion (if section 8(2)(a) or (b) of the Armed Forces Act 2006 applies to him) or absence without leave (if neither of those provisions applies to him). ”
(3) In subsection (3) for the words from “by court-martial” to the end substitute “ summarily by a civil court (as well as being triable by the Court Martial). ”

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2006/52/schedule/14/paragraph/41 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/armed-forces-act-2006/schedule-14/paragraph-41
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