# The Visiting Forces (Military Courts-Martial) (Amendment) Order 1956, Note: Explanatory note


The Visiting Forces (Military Courts-Martial) Order, 1942, modified the provisions of the Army Act as to courts-martial, in relation to members of the Commonwealth Forces referred to in that Order attached to a Home Force. The present Order includes Ceylon Forces amongst such Commonwealth Forces, and substitutes references to the Army Act, 1955, for references to the Army Act.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1956/2043/note (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/visiting-forces-military-courts-martial-amendment-order-1956/note
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