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Armed Forces Act 2011

2011 c. 18 · Enacted 3 November 2011 · Extends to United Kingdom

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An Act to continue the Armed Forces Act 2006; to amend that Act and other enactments relating to the armed forces and the Ministry of Defence Police; to amend the Visiting Forces Act 1952; to enable judge advocates to sit in civilian courts; to repeal the Naval Medical Compassionate Fund Act 1915; to make provision about the call out of reserve forces; and for connected purposes.[3rd November 2011]

Be it enacted by the Queen's most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:—

Contents

  1. Duration of Armed Forces Act 2006
  2. 1Duration of Armed Forces Act 2006 Repealed
  3. Armed forces covenant report
  4. 2Armed forces covenant report
  5. Service Police and Ministry of Defence Police
  6. 3Provost Marshal's duty in relation to independence of investigations
  7. 4Inspection of service police investigations
  8. 5Provost Marshals: appointment
  9. 6Ministry of Defence Police: performance regulations
  10. Powers of entry, search and seizure
  11. 7Power of judge advocate to authorise entry and search
  12. 8Power to make provision about access to excluded material etc
  13. Alcohol and drugs
  14. 9Unfitness through alcohol or drugs
  15. 10Exceeding alcohol limit for prescribed safety-critical duties
  16. 11Testing for alcohol and drugs on suspicion of offence
  17. Punishments and other court orders
  18. 12Amendments relating to new rank of lance corporal in RAF Regiment
  19. 13Reduction in rank or rate
  20. 14Court Martial sentencing powers
  21. 15Increase in maximum term of detention for certain offences
  22. 16Enforcement of financial penalties
  23. 17Service sexual offences prevention orders Repealed
  24. Miscellaneous amendments of Armed Forces Act 2006
  25. 18Place of sitting of Service Civilian Court
  26. 19Administrative reduction in rank or rate
  27. 20Service complaint panels Repealed
  28. 21Persons eligible to be prosecuting officers
  29. 22Civilians subject to service discipline
  30. 23Protected prisoners of war
  31. Other amendments and repeals
  32. 24Byelaws for service purposes
  33. 25Claims against visiting forces: transfer of liability
  34. 26Judge advocates sitting in civilian courts
  35. 27Repeal of Naval Medical Compassionate Fund Act 1915
  36. 28Call out of reserve forces Repealed
  37. 29Minor amendments of service legislation
  38. 30Consequential amendments and repeals
  39. Supplementary
  40. 31Meaning of “AFA 2006”
  41. 32Commencement
  42. 33Extent to Channel Islands, Isle of Man and British overseas territories
  43. 34Short title
  44. Schedule 1: Court Martial sentencing powers
  45. Schedule 2: Judge advocates sitting in civilian courts
  46. Part 1: Amendments conferring jurisdiction on judge advocates
  47. Senior Courts Act 1981 (c. 54)
  48. 1Paragraph 1
  49. 2Paragraph 2
  50. 3Paragraph 3
  51. 4Paragraph 4
  52. 5Paragraph 5
  53. Courts Act 2003 (c. 39)
  54. 6Paragraph 6
  55. Part 2: Related amendments
  56. Criminal Justice Act 1967 (c. 80)
  57. 7Paragraph 7
  58. 8Paragraph 8
  59. Juries Act 1974 (c. 23)
  60. 9Paragraph 9
  61. 10Paragraph 10
  62. Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 (c. 60)
  63. 11Paragraph 11
  64. Schedule 3: Minor amendments of service legislation
  65. Definition of “service policeman” in Armed Forces Act 1991
  66. 1Paragraph 1
  67. Powers of arrest of an officer acting on behalf of provost officer
  68. 2Paragraph 2
  69. Entry for purposes of arrest by service policeman
  70. 3Paragraph 3
  71. Definition of “service living accommodation”
  72. 4Paragraph 4
  73. Consultation of DSP before decision by service police on referral of case
  74. 5Paragraph 5
  75. Powers of DSP in respect of charge allocated for Court Martial trial
  76. 6Paragraph 6
  77. Right to elect Court Martial trial
  78. 7Paragraph 7
  79. 8Paragraph 8
  80. 9Paragraph 9
  81. Summary hearing
  82. 10Paragraph 10
  83. 11Paragraph 11
  84. 12Paragraph 12
  85. 13Paragraph 13
  86. Activation of suspended sentence of service detention
  87. 14Paragraph 14
  88. 15Paragraph 15
  89. 16Paragraph 16
  90. Suspended sentences of imprisonment
  91. 17Paragraph 17
  92. Detention and training orders
  93. 18Paragraph 18
  94. 19Paragraph 19
  95. Restrictions on community punishments
  96. 20Paragraph 20
  97. Definition of “period when unlawfully at large”
  98. 21Paragraph 21
  99. Persons treated as members of service police force
  100. 22Paragraph 22
  101. Power to make transitional provision under AFA 2006
  102. 23Paragraph 23
  103. Activation of suspended sentence of imprisonment
  104. 24Paragraph 24
  105. Schedule 4: Consequential amendments
  106. Road Traffic Act 1988 (c. 52)
  107. 1Paragraph 1
  108. Extradition Act 2003 (c. 41)
  109. 2Paragraph 2
  110. Armed Forces Act 2006 (c. 52)
  111. 3Paragraph 3
  112. 4Paragraph 4
  113. 5Paragraph 5
  114. 6Paragraph 6
  115. 7Paragraph 7
  116. 8Paragraph 8
  117. 9Paragraph 9
  118. 10Paragraph 10
  119. 11Paragraph 11
  120. 12Paragraph 12
  121. 13Paragraph 13
  122. 14Paragraph 14
  123. 15Paragraph 15
  124. Schedule 5: Repeals and revocations