{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/armed-forces-act-2006/schedule-8/paragraph-20",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/armed-forces-act-2006/schedule-8/paragraph-20.json",
  "legislation": "ukpga/2006/52",
  "legislation_title": "Armed Forces Act 2006",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/armed-forces-act-2006",
  "path": "schedule/8/paragraph/20",
  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "20",
  "heading": null,
  "text": "In section 19 (power to authorise retrial in certain cases)—\n(a) in subsection (1) for “court-martial” substitute “ the Court Martial ”;\n(b) in subsection (2) for the words from “the restrictions” to the end substitute “ section 63 of the 2006 Act (service proceedings barring subsequent service proceedings). ”;\n(c) in subsection (3)—\n(i) for the words from the beginning to “other than” substitute “ An order under this section may authorise the appellant to be retried for ”;\n(ii) in paragraph (a) for “original court-martial” substitute “ Court Martial ”;\n(iii) in paragraph (b) for “at the original court-martial” substitute “ by the Court Martial ”;\n(iv) in paragraph (c) for “court-martial” substitute “ Court Martial ”;\n(d) in subsection (4) for the words from “but whether” to the end substitute “ if any such direction is made the Director of Service Prosecutions must bring the charge or charges so specified (which are to be regarded for the purposes of Part 5 of the 2006 Act as allocated for Court Martial trial). ”;\n(e) after that subsection add—\n“(5) Section 125 of the 2006 Act (powers of DSP after charge) has effect in relation to a charge on which a person is to be retried under this section (whether or not a fresh charge) subject to such modifications as may be contained in Court Martial rules (within the meaning of that Act).”",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "Sch. 8 para. 20 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. 8 para. 20 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      "type": "repealed",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/2011/18",
      "affecting_title": "Armed Forces Act 2011"
    }
  ],
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    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2006/52/schedule/8/paragraph/20",
    "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."
}