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Article 2 Interpretation

Original text. Later amendments are not shown.

(1)

In this Order—

  • “the Act” means the Armed Forces Act 2001;

  • “custody” in relation to a person means military, air-force or naval custody;

  • “Part 2” means Part 2 of the Act;

  • “service disciplinary proceedings” means—

    1. (a)

      dealing summarily with a charge under section 76B of either of the 1955 Actsf1;

    2. (b)

      summary trial of a charge under section 52D of the 1957 Act;

    3. (c)

      proceedings before any of the summary appeal courts;

    4. (d)

      proceedings before a court-martial constituted under either of the 1955 Acts or the 1957 Act;

    5. (e)

      proceedings before the Courts-Martial Appeal Court;

    6. (f)

      proceedings before a Standing Civilian Court;

  • “the summary appeal courts” means the court established by section 83ZA of each of the 1955 Acts and the court established by section 52FF of the 1957 Act;

  • “unit” includes a ship or naval establishment.

(2)

For the purposes of this Order, the occupier of premises which are service living accommodation is—

(a)

if the premises are any building or part of a building within section 15(1)(a), any person for whose exclusive use as living accommodation or as a garage that building or part of a building is provided;

(b)

if the premises are any room, structure or area within section 15(1)(b), any person for whose use as sleeping accommodation that room, structure or area is provided;

(c)

if the premises are any locker within section 15(1)(c), the person for whose personal use in connection with his sleeping accommodation that locker is provided.

(3)

A reference in this Order to a numbered section is a reference, unless the contrary intention appears, to that section of the Act.

Annotations

Footnotes

f1

Under section 37, the 1955 Acts means the Army Act 1955 (c. 18) and the Air Force Act 1955 (c. 19) and the 1957 Act means the Naval Discipline Act 1957 (c. 53).