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Armed Forces Act 2021 in Scotland

2021 c. 35 · Enacted 15 December 2021 · 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; to make provision about service in the reserve forces; to make provision about pardons for certain abolished service offences; to make provision about war pensions; and for connected purposes. [15th December 2021]

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
  3. Service courts, summary hearings and jurisdiction
  4. 2Constitution of the Court Martial
  5. 3Nomination of Circuit judge to sit as judge advocate
  6. 4Summary hearings: power to rectify mistakes etc
  7. 5The Summary Appeal Court: power to rectify mistakes
  8. 6The Service Civilian Court: power to rectify mistakes
  9. 7Concurrent jurisdiction
  10. Service in the armed forces
  11. 8Armed forces covenant
  12. 9Reserve forces: flexibility of commitments
  13. 10Service complaints appeals
  14. Service police: complaints, misconduct etc
  15. 11Service police: complaints, misconduct etc
  16. 12Framework for establishment of tri-service serious crime unit
  17. Sentencing and rehabilitation
  18. 13Power of commanding officer to award service detention: Royal Marines
  19. 14Deprivation orders
  20. 15Driving disqualification
  21. 16Deprivation and driving disqualification orders: minor and consequential amendments
  22. 17Removal of requirement to take into account offences in member States
  23. Posthumous pardons
  24. 19Posthumous pardons in relation to certain abolished service offences
  25. Miscellaneous
  26. 20Power of British overseas territories to apply AFA 2006 etc
  27. 21Time limit for appeals in respect of war pensions: Scotland and Northern Ireland
  28. 22Minor amendments
  29. General
  30. 23Meaning of “AFA 2006”
  31. 24Commencement and transitional provision
  32. 25Extent in the United Kingdom
  33. 26Extent in the Channel Islands, Isle of Man and British overseas territories
  34. 27Short title
  35. Schedule 1: Constitution of the Court Martial
  36. 1Number and rank of the lay members
  37. 2Number and rank of the lay members
  38. 3Number and rank of the lay members
  39. 4Findings and sentence
  40. Schedule 2: Reserve forces: flexibility of commitments
  41. Part 1: Consequential amendments
  42. 1Reserve Forces Act 1996
  43. 2Reserve Forces Act 1996
  44. 3Reserve Forces Act 1996
  45. 4Reserve Forces Act 1996
  46. 5Reserve Forces Act 1996
  47. 6Reserve Forces Act 1996
  48. 7Armed Forces Act 2006
  49. 8Armed Forces Act 2006
  50. 9Armed Forces Act 2006
  51. Part 2: Transitional provision
  52. 10Paragraph 10
  53. Schedule 3: Service complaints appeals
  54. 1Equal Pay Act (Northern Ireland) 1970
  55. 2Sex Discrimination (Northern Ireland) Order 1976
  56. 3Race Relations (Northern Ireland) Order 1997
  57. 4Working Time Regulations 1998
  58. 5Part-time Workers (Prevention of Less Favourable Treatment) Regulations 2000
  59. 6Part-time Workers (Prevention of Less Favourable Treatment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2000
  60. 7Employment Equality (Sexual Orientation) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2003
  61. 8Equality Act 2010
  62. 9Working Time Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2016
  63. Schedule 4: Service police: complaints, misconduct etc
  64. 1Service Police Complaints Commissioner
  65. 2Investigatory Powers
  66. 3Other amendments
  67. 4Other amendments
  68. 5Other amendments
  69. 6Other amendments
  70. 7Other amendments
  71. 8Other amendments
  72. 9Other amendments
  73. Schedule 5: Tri-service serious crime unit
  74. 1Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 (c.60)
  75. 2Police and Criminal Evidence (Northern Ireland) Order 1989 (S.I. 1989/1341 (N.I. 12))
  76. 3Criminal Appeal Act 1995 (c. 35)
  77. 4Criminal Appeal Act 1995 (c. 35)
  78. 5Criminal Appeal Act 1995 (c. 35)
  79. 6Police Act 1997 (c. 50)
  80. 7Police Act 1997 (c. 50)
  81. 8Police Act 1997 (c. 50)
  82. 9Police Act 1997 (c. 50)
  83. 10Police Act 1997 (c. 50)
  84. 11Police Act 1997 (c. 50)
  85. 12Terrorism Act 2000 (c. 11)
  86. 13Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000 (c. 23)
  87. 14Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000 (c. 23)
  88. 15Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000 (c. 23)
  89. 16Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000 (c. 23)
  90. 17Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000 (c. 23)
  91. 18Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000 (c. 23)
  92. 19Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000 (c. 23)
  93. 20Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000 (c. 23)
  94. 21Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000 (c. 23)
  95. 22Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000 (c. 23)
  96. 23Sexual Offences Act 2003 (c. 42)
  97. 24Armed Forces Act 2006 (c. 52)
  98. 25Armed Forces Act 2006 (c. 52)
  99. 26Armed Forces Act 2006 (c. 52)
  100. 27Armed Forces Act 2006 (c. 52)
  101. 28Armed Forces Act 2006 (c. 52)
  102. 29Armed Forces Act 2006 (c. 52)
  103. 30Armed Forces Act 2006 (c. 52)
  104. 31Armed Forces Act 2006 (c. 52)
  105. 32Armed Forces Act 2006 (c. 52)
  106. 33Counter-Terrorism Act 2008 (c. 28)
  107. 34Counter-Terrorism Act 2008 (c. 28)
  108. 35Counter-Terrorism Act 2008 (c. 28)
  109. 36Counter-Terrorism Act 2008 (c. 28)
  110. 37Coroners and Justice Act 2009 (c. 25)
  111. 38Coroners and Justice Act 2009 (c. 25)
  112. 39Coroners and Justice Act 2009 (c. 25)
  113. 40Coroners and Justice Act 2009 (c. 25)
  114. 41Coroners and Justice Act 2009 (c. 25)
  115. 42Terrorism Prevention and Investigation Measures Act 2011 (c. 23)
  116. 43Investigatory Powers Act 2016 (c. 25)
  117. 44Investigatory Powers Act 2016 (c. 25)
  118. 45Investigatory Powers Act 2016 (c. 25)
  119. 46Investigatory Powers Act 2016 (c. 25)
  120. 47Investigatory Powers Act 2016 (c. 25)
  121. 48Investigatory Powers Act 2016 (c. 25)
  122. 49Data Protection Act 2018 (c. 12)
  123. 50Counter-Terrorism and Border Security Act 2019 (c. 3)
  124. 51Crime (Overseas Production Orders) Act 2019 (c. 5)
  125. 52Overseas Operations (Service Personnel and Veterans) Act 2021 (c. 23)
  126. Schedule 6: Deprivation and driving disqualification orders: minor and consequential amendments
  127. 1Armed Forces Act 1991
  128. 2Armed Forces Act 1991
  129. 3Armed Forces Act 1991
  130. 4Reserve Forces Act 1996
  131. 5Reserve Forces Act 1996
  132. 6Reserve Forces Act 1996
  133. 7Armed Forces Act 2006
  134. 8Armed Forces Act 2006
  135. 9Armed Forces Act 2006
  136. 10Armed Forces Act 2006