{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/armed-forces-act-2006/schedule-16/paragraph-59",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/armed-forces-act-2006/schedule-16/paragraph-59.json",
  "legislation": "ukpga/2006/52",
  "legislation_title": "Armed Forces Act 2006",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/armed-forces-act-2006",
  "path": "schedule/16/paragraph/59",
  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "59",
  "heading": null,
  "text": "(1) Section 7 of the Civil Evidence Act (Northern Ireland) 1971 (convictions as evidence in civil proceedings) is amended as follows.\n(2) In subsection (1) for “by a court-martial there or elsewhere” substitute “ of a service offence (anywhere) ”.\n(3) In subsection (2) for “by a court-martial there or elsewhere” substitute “ of a service offence ”.\n(4) In subsection (5) after paragraph (b) insert—\n“(bb) section 187 of the Armed Forces Act 2006 (which makes similar provision in respect of service convictions);”.\n(5) For subsection (6) substitute—\n“(7) In this section—\n“service offence” has the same meaning as in the Armed Forces Act 2006;\n“conviction” includes anything that under section 376(1) and (2) of that Act is to be treated as a conviction, and “convicted” is to be read accordingly.”",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "Sch. 16 para. 59 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. 59 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      "type": "repealed",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      "type": "repealed",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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    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2006/52/schedule/16/paragraph/59",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T09:13:24.063324+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."
}