# Armed Forces Act 2006, Paragraph 59


(1) Section 7 of the Civil Evidence Act (Northern Ireland) 1971 (convictions as evidence in civil proceedings) is amended as follows.
(2) In subsection (1) for “by a court-martial there or elsewhere” substitute “ of a service offence (anywhere) ”.
(3) In subsection (2) for “by a court-martial there or elsewhere” substitute “ of a service offence ”.
(4) In subsection (5) after paragraph (b) insert—
“(bb) section 187 of the Armed Forces Act 2006 (which makes similar provision in respect of service convictions);”.
(5) For subsection (6) substitute—
“(7) In this section—
“service offence” has the same meaning as in the Armed Forces Act 2006;
“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.”

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2006/52/schedule/16/paragraph/59 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/armed-forces-act-2006/schedule-16/paragraph-59
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