# The Criminal Procedure and Investigations Act 1996 (Code of Practice) (Armed Forces) Order 2009, Article 1: Citation, commencement and interpretation


(1) This Order may be cited as the Criminal Procedure and Investigations Act 1996 (Code of Practice) (Armed Forces) Order 2009 and shall come into force on 31st October 2009.
(2) In this Order—
“2006 Act” means the Armed Forces Act 2006;
“Code” means the code of practice set out in the Schedule;
“material” means material of all kinds, including information and objects;
“service court” means the Summary Appeal Court, the Service Civilian Court, the Court Martial or the Court Martial Appeal Court;
“service investigation” means an investigation conducted by a service policeman with a view to it being ascertained—
(a) whether a person should be charged with a service offence; or
(b) whether a person charged with a service offence is guilty of it; and
“service police force” means the Royal Navy Police, the Royal Military Police or the Royal Air Force Police.
(3) In this Order—
(a) subject to sub-paragraphs (b) and (c), “service policeman” means a member of a service police force;
(b) a Provost Marshal is to be taken to be a member of the appropriate service police force (if he is not a member of that force);
(c) an officer in the Royal Air Force or the Royal Auxiliary Air Force who is appointed to exercise functions conferred by or under the 2006 Act on service policemen is to be taken to be a member of the Royal Air Force Police.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2009/989/article/1 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/criminal-procedure-and-investigations-act-1996-code-of-practice-armed-forces-order-2009/article-1
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