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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/armed-forces-act-2006/schedule-16/paragraph-231",
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  "legislation": "ukpga/2006/52",
  "legislation_title": "Armed Forces Act 2006",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/armed-forces-act-2006",
  "path": "schedule/16/paragraph/231",
  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "231",
  "heading": null,
  "text": "In section 305(1) of that Act (interpretation of Part 12)—\n(a) at the end of the definition of “court” insert “ , but this does not apply where a contrary intention appears from any provision of the Armed Forces Act 2006; ”; and\n(b) for the definitions of “service court” and “service disciplinary proceedings” substitute—\n““service court” means—\n(a) the Court Martial;\n(b) the Summary Appeal Court;\n(c) the Service Civilian Court;\n(d) the Court Martial Appeal Court; or\n(e) the Supreme Court on an appeal brought from the Court Martial Appeal Court;”.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "Sch. 16 para. 231 in force at 28.3.2009 for specified purposes by S.I. 2009/812, art. 3(a)(b) (with transitional provisions in S.I. 2009/1059)"
    },
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I2",
      "text": "Sch. 16 para. 231 in force at 31.10.2009 in so far as not already in force by S.I. 2009/1167, art. 4"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [
    {
      "type": "repealed",
      "affecting": "ukpga/2009/25",
      "affecting_title": "Coroners and Justice Act 2009"
    },
    {
      "type": "repealed",
      "affecting": "ukpga/2009/25",
      "affecting_title": "Coroners and Justice Act 2009"
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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."
}