# The Armed Forces Act 2021 (Commencement No. 1) Regulations 2022, Regulation 5: Transitional arrangements in respect of the coming into force of section 13 of the Act


A commanding officer who has heard a charge summarily may not award the punishment of detention under row 1 of the Table in section 132 of the Armed Forces Act 2006 (punishments available to commanding officer) if—
(a) the person being punished is a corporal in the Royal Marines; and
(b) the charge is in respect of an offence committed before 1st May 2022.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2022/471/regulation/5 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/armed-forces-act-2021-commencement-no-1-regulations-2022/regulation-5
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