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Armed Forces Act 2021 in Wales

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. 18Rehabilitation periods: England and Wales
  24. Posthumous pardons
  25. 19Posthumous pardons in relation to certain abolished service offences
  26. Miscellaneous
  27. 20Power of British overseas territories to apply AFA 2006 etc
  28. 21Time limit for appeals in respect of war pensions: Scotland and Northern Ireland
  29. 22Minor amendments
  30. General
  31. 23Meaning of “AFA 2006”
  32. 24Commencement and transitional provision
  33. 25Extent in the United Kingdom
  34. 26Extent in the Channel Islands, Isle of Man and British overseas territories
  35. 27Short title
  36. Schedule 1: Constitution of the Court Martial
  37. 1Number and rank of the lay members
  38. 2Number and rank of the lay members
  39. 3Number and rank of the lay members
  40. 4Findings and sentence
  41. Schedule 2: Reserve forces: flexibility of commitments
  42. Part 1: Consequential amendments
  43. 1Reserve Forces Act 1996
  44. 2Reserve Forces Act 1996
  45. 3Reserve Forces Act 1996
  46. 4Reserve Forces Act 1996
  47. 5Reserve Forces Act 1996
  48. 6Reserve Forces Act 1996
  49. 7Armed Forces Act 2006
  50. 8Armed Forces Act 2006
  51. 9Armed Forces Act 2006
  52. Part 2: Transitional provision
  53. 10Paragraph 10
  54. Schedule 3: Service complaints appeals
  55. 1Equal Pay Act (Northern Ireland) 1970
  56. 2Sex Discrimination (Northern Ireland) Order 1976
  57. 3Race Relations (Northern Ireland) Order 1997
  58. 4Working Time Regulations 1998
  59. 5Part-time Workers (Prevention of Less Favourable Treatment) Regulations 2000
  60. 6Part-time Workers (Prevention of Less Favourable Treatment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2000
  61. 7Employment Equality (Sexual Orientation) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2003
  62. 8Equality Act 2010
  63. 9Working Time Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2016
  64. Schedule 4: Service police: complaints, misconduct etc
  65. 1Service Police Complaints Commissioner
  66. 2Investigatory Powers
  67. 3Other amendments
  68. 4Other amendments
  69. 5Other amendments
  70. 6Other amendments
  71. 7Other amendments
  72. 8Other amendments
  73. 9Other amendments
  74. Schedule 5: Tri-service serious crime unit
  75. 1Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 (c.60)
  76. 2Police and Criminal Evidence (Northern Ireland) Order 1989 (S.I. 1989/1341 (N.I. 12))
  77. 3Criminal Appeal Act 1995 (c. 35)
  78. 4Criminal Appeal Act 1995 (c. 35)
  79. 5Criminal Appeal Act 1995 (c. 35)
  80. 6Police Act 1997 (c. 50)
  81. 7Police Act 1997 (c. 50)
  82. 8Police Act 1997 (c. 50)
  83. 9Police Act 1997 (c. 50)
  84. 10Police Act 1997 (c. 50)
  85. 11Police Act 1997 (c. 50)
  86. 12Terrorism Act 2000 (c. 11)
  87. 13Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000 (c. 23)
  88. 14Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000 (c. 23)
  89. 15Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000 (c. 23)
  90. 16Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000 (c. 23)
  91. 17Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000 (c. 23)
  92. 18Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000 (c. 23)
  93. 19Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000 (c. 23)
  94. 20Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000 (c. 23)
  95. 21Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000 (c. 23)
  96. 22Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000 (c. 23)
  97. 23Sexual Offences Act 2003 (c. 42)
  98. 24Armed Forces Act 2006 (c. 52)
  99. 25Armed Forces Act 2006 (c. 52)
  100. 26Armed Forces Act 2006 (c. 52)
  101. 27Armed Forces Act 2006 (c. 52)
  102. 28Armed Forces Act 2006 (c. 52)
  103. 29Armed Forces Act 2006 (c. 52)
  104. 30Armed Forces Act 2006 (c. 52)
  105. 31Armed Forces Act 2006 (c. 52)
  106. 32Armed Forces Act 2006 (c. 52)
  107. 33Counter-Terrorism Act 2008 (c. 28)
  108. 34Counter-Terrorism Act 2008 (c. 28)
  109. 35Counter-Terrorism Act 2008 (c. 28)
  110. 36Counter-Terrorism Act 2008 (c. 28)
  111. 37Coroners and Justice Act 2009 (c. 25)
  112. 38Coroners and Justice Act 2009 (c. 25)
  113. 39Coroners and Justice Act 2009 (c. 25)
  114. 40Coroners and Justice Act 2009 (c. 25)
  115. 41Coroners and Justice Act 2009 (c. 25)
  116. 42Terrorism Prevention and Investigation Measures Act 2011 (c. 23)
  117. 43Investigatory Powers Act 2016 (c. 25)
  118. 44Investigatory Powers Act 2016 (c. 25)
  119. 45Investigatory Powers Act 2016 (c. 25)
  120. 46Investigatory Powers Act 2016 (c. 25)
  121. 47Investigatory Powers Act 2016 (c. 25)
  122. 48Investigatory Powers Act 2016 (c. 25)
  123. 49Data Protection Act 2018 (c. 12)
  124. 50Counter-Terrorism and Border Security Act 2019 (c. 3)
  125. 51Crime (Overseas Production Orders) Act 2019 (c. 5)
  126. 52Overseas Operations (Service Personnel and Veterans) Act 2021 (c. 23)
  127. Schedule 6: Deprivation and driving disqualification orders: minor and consequential amendments
  128. 1Armed Forces Act 1991
  129. 2Armed Forces Act 1991
  130. 3Armed Forces Act 1991
  131. 4Reserve Forces Act 1996
  132. 5Reserve Forces Act 1996
  133. 6Reserve Forces Act 1996
  134. 7Armed Forces Act 2006
  135. 8Armed Forces Act 2006
  136. 9Armed Forces Act 2006
  137. 10Armed Forces Act 2006