Paragraph 5

Changes not yet applied. Later legislation changes this provision in ways not yet written into the text below:

Sch. 7 para. 1(1)(a) substituted by Armed Forces Act 2006 (Consequential Amendments) 2009 Sch. 1 para. 21(5)(a)
Sch. 7 para. 2 substituted by Armed Forces Act 2006 (Consequential Amendments) 2009 Sch. 1 para. 21(5)(b)
Sch. 7 para. 4(1) words substituted by Armed Forces Act 2006 (Consequential Amendments) 2009 Sch. 1 para. 21(5)(c)(i)
Sch. 7 para. 4(1) words substituted by Armed Forces Act 2006 (Consequential Amendments) 2009 Sch. 1 para. 21(5)(c)(ii)
Sch. 7 para. 4(1) words substituted by Armed Forces Act 2006 (Consequential Amendments) 2009 Sch. 1 para. 21(5)(c)(iii)
Sch. 7 para. 4(1) words substituted by Armed Forces Act 2006 (Consequential Amendments) 2009 Sch. 1 para. 21(5)(c)(iv)
Sch. 7 para. 4(2) words substituted by Armed Forces Act 2006 (Consequential Amendments) 2009 Sch. 1 para. 21(5)(d)(i)
Sch. 7 para. 4(2) words substituted by Armed Forces Act 2006 (Consequential Amendments) 2009 Sch. 1 para. 21(5)(d)(ii)
Sch. 7 para. 4(3) revoked by Armed Forces Act 2006 (Consequential Amendments) 2009 Sch. 1 para. 21(5)(e)
Sch. 7 para. 5(1)(2) words substituted by Armed Forces Act 2006 (Consequential Amendments) 2009 Sch. 1 para. 21(5)(f)
Sch. 7 para. 6 revoked by Armed Forces Act 2006 (Consequential Amendments) 2009 Sch. 1 para. 21(5)(g)

(1)

A witness before a service court shall be entitled to the same immunities and privileges as he would be if he were a witness in proceedings before a court-martial held in pursuance of the Naval Discipline Act 1957, the Army Act 1955 or the Air Force Act 1955.

(2)

Any enactment or rule of law with respect to privilege in proceedings for defamation shall apply in relation to a service court as it applies in relation to a court-martial held in pursuance of the Naval Discipline Act 1957, the Army Act 1955 or the Air Force Act 1955.