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Paragraph 51 I1I2

Changes not yet applied. Later legislation changes this provision in ways not yet written into the text below:

(1)

Section 57 (interpretation) is amended as follows.

(2)

In subsection (1)—

(a)

after “unless the context otherwise requires,—” insert—

““the 2006 Act” means the Armed Forces Act 2006;”;

(b)

omit the definitions of—

  • “the Air Force Act”;

  • “air force court-martial”;

  • “the Army Act”;

  • “army court-martial”;

  • “court-martial”;

  • “duly approved”;

  • “the Judge Advocate General”;

  • “judicial officer”;

  • “the Naval Discipline Act”;

  • “naval court-martial”;

  • “restriction order”;

  • “supervision order”;

(c)

in the definition of “appellant” omit “has been tried by court-martial and”;

(d)

after the definition of “court-martial” (omitted by virtue of sub-paragraph (b)) insert—

““Director of Service Prosecutions” has the meaning given by section 374 of the 2006 Act;”.

(3)

Omit subsections (2) to (2B).

(4)

In subsection (3) for the words from “the accused in the court-martial” to the end substitute “ the appellant in the Appeal Court. ”

Annotations

Commencement

I1

Sch. 8 para. 51 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)

I2

Sch. 8 para. 51 in force at 31.10.2009 in so far as not already in force by S.I. 2009/1167, art. 4

Notes on the whole Act

Textual amendments

F1

Act expires on 15.12.2022 by virtue of s. 382 (as substituted (15.12.2021) by Armed Forces Act 2021 (c. 35), ss. 1(1), 24(2)(a)) (subject to power to continue in s. 382(2)(3) as so substituted)