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13Power of commanding officer to award service detention: Royal MarinesU.K.

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(1)Section 132 of AFA 2006 (punishments available to commanding officers) is amended as follows.

(2)In subsection (1), in row 1 of the table, in the third column—

(a)after paragraph (a) insert—

“(aa)

corporal in the Royal Marines;;

(b)in paragraph (b), at the end insert “in any of Her Majesty’s military forces”;

(c)in paragraph (c), for “(but see” substitute “(see also”.

(3)For subsection (1A) substitute—

(1A)In row 1 of the Table, in paragraph (c) of the entry in the third column, in relation to the Royal Air Force Regiment, the reference to a corporal is to be read as a reference to a lance corporal.

(4)Section 133 of AFA 2006 (detention: limits on powers) is amended as follows.

(5)In subsection (2)—

(a)after paragraph (a) insert—

(aa)corporal in the Royal Marines;;

(b)in paragraph (b), at the end insert “in any of Her Majesty’s military forces”.

(6)After subsection (2) insert—

(2A) In relation to the Royal Air Force Regiment, the reference in subsection (2)(c) to a corporal is to be read as a reference to a lance corporal.

Commencement Information

I1S. 13 not in force at Royal Assent, see s. 24(1)

I2S. 13 in force at 1.5.2022 by S.I. 2022/471, reg. 4(c) (with reg. 5)

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