# Armed Forces Act 2006, Section 55: Time limit for charging former member of a regular or reserve force


(1) This section applies where a person ceases to be a member of a regular or reserve force.
(2) The person may not, after the end of six months beginning with the date he ceased to be a member of that force, be charged with a service offence committed while he was a member.
(3) Subsection (2) applies even if the person rejoins the force within those six months.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2006/52/section/55 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/armed-forces-act-2006/section-55
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