Section 315 Deserters and absentees without leave surrendering to civilian policeI1C1I2C2
United Kingdom
Where—
a person surrenders to a civilian policeman as being a person subject to service law who has deserted or is absent without leave, and
the surrender occurs at a place in a relevant territory which is not a police station,
he must be taken to a police station.
Subsection (3) applies where a person—
is brought to a police station under subsection (1), or
surrenders to a civilian policeman, at a police station in a relevant territory, as being a person subject to service law who has deserted or is absent without leave.
The person in charge of the police station, or a person authorised by him, must consider the case.
If it appears to the person considering the case that the person who has surrendered is a person subject to service law who has deserted or is absent without leave, he may—
arrange for him to be transferred to service custody;
arrange for him to be brought, as soon as practicable, before a court of summary jurisdiction in the relevant territory in which the police station is situated; or
release him subject to a condition that he reports, at or by such time as may be specified in the condition, to such place or person as may be so specified for the purpose of enabling him to be taken into service custody.
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In this section F2“civilian policeman” and “relevant territory” have the same meaning as in section 314.
Annotations
Textual amendments
- F1
S. 315(5) omitted (12.5.2016) by virtue of Armed Forces Act 2016 (c. 21), s. 19(2)(b), Sch. para. 8(2)
- F2
Words in s. 315(6) substituted (12.5.2016) by Armed Forces Act 2016 (c. 21), s. 19(2)(b), Sch. para. 8(3)
Modifications
- C1
Ss. 314-317 applied (with modifications) by 1952 c. 67, s. 13 (as amended (28.3.2009 for specified purposes, 31.10.2009 in so far as not already in force) by Armed Forces Act 2006 (c. 52), s. 383(2), Sch. 16 para. 18(2)(a) (with s. 385); S.I. 2009/812, art. 3(a)(b) (with transitional provisions in S.I. 2009/1059); S.I. 2009/1167, art. 4)
- C2
S. 315 extended by S.I. 1999/1736, Sch. 8 para. 6(2) (as amended (31.10.2009) by The Armed Forces Act 2006 (Consequential Amendments) Order 2009 (S.I. 2009/2054), art. 1(2), Sch. 1 para. 21(6)(e))
Commencement
- I1
S. 315 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
S. 315 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)
Notes on Part 13
Modifications
- C1
Pts. 11-13 applied (with modifications) (31.10.2009) by The Armed Forces (Court Martial) Rules 2009 (S.I. 2009/2041), art. 1, rule 128(3)(4)