# Armed Forces Act 2011, Paragraph 6


In section 66 of the Courts Act 2003 (judges having powers of District Judges (Magistrates' Courts))—
(a) after subsection (2) insert—
“(2A) A qualifying judge advocate has the powers of a justice of the peace who is a District Judge (Magistrates' Courts) in relation to criminal causes and matters.”; and
(b) after subsection (4) insert—
“(5) In this section “qualifying judge advocate” means—
(a) the Judge Advocate General; or
(b) a person appointed under section 30(1)(a) or (b) of the Courts-Martial (Appeals) Act 1951 (assistants to the Judge Advocate General).
(6) Subsection (2A) is without prejudice to the powers conferred by this section on a person within subsection (2) where that person is also a qualifying judge advocate.”

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2011/18/schedule/2/paragraph/6 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/armed-forces-act-2011/schedule-2/paragraph-6
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