Armed Forces Act 1996 (c. 46)

Trial and punishment of offences under Services Acts U.K.

6 Abrogation of common law corroboration rules. U.K.

(1) For the avoidance of doubt section 32 of the M1 Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994 (abolition of corroboration rules) and section 34(2) of the M2 Criminal Justice Act 1988 (abrogation of requirements for corroboration warning) apply to any service disciplinary proceedings in which the rules abrogated by those sections would have been applied.

F1 (2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(3) In this section “service disciplinary proceedings” means proceedings [F2 before—

(a) the Court Martial;

(b) the Summary Appeal Court;

(c) the Service Civilian Court;

(d) the Court Martial Appeal Court; or

(e) the Supreme Court on an appeal brought from the Court Martial Appeal Court.]

Extent Information

E1 For the application of this section to Channel Islands and Isle of Man, see s. 36(6)

Textual Amendments

F1 S. 6(2) repealed (28.3.2009 for specified purposes, 31.10.2009 in so far as not already in force) by Armed Forces Act 2006 (c. 52), s. 383(2), Sch. 17; S.I. 2009/812, art. 3(a)(b) (with transitional provisions in S.I. 2009/1059); S.I. 2009/1167, art. 4

F2 Words in s. 6(3) substituted (28.3.2009 for specified purposes, 31.10.2009 in so far as not already in force) by Armed Forces Act 2006 (c. 52), s. 383(2), Sch. 16 para. 138; S.I. 2009/812, art. 3(a)(b) (with transitional provisions in S.I. 2009/1059); S.I. 2009/1167, art. 4

Marginal Citations

M1 1994 c. 33.

M2 1988 c. 33.