# Biological Weapons Act 1974, Section 5: Amendment of Army, Air Force and Naval Discipline Acts.


(1) Section 70 of the Army Act 1955 and section 70 of the Air Force Act 1955 (civil offenders) , as amended by section 1(6) of the Genocide Act 1969 , shall each be amended by inserting in subsection (4), after the word “genocide”, the words “ or an offence under section 1 of the Biological Weapons Act 1974 ”.
(2) In section 48(2) of the Navy Discipline Act 1957 (exclusion of jurisdiction of courts-martial) , as amended by section 1(7) of the Genocide Act 1969, after the word “genocide” there shall be inserted the words “ or an offence under section 1 of the Biological Weapons Act 1974 ”.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1974/6/section/5 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/biological-weapons-act-1974/section-5
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