Armed Forces Act 1966 (repealed)

Amendments applicable alike to M1 Army Act 1955, M2 Air Force Act 1955 and Naval Discipline Act 1957 U.K.

Marginal Citations

M1 1955 c. 18.

M2 1955 c. 19.

17 Increase in maximum fine awardable to civilians on summary trial under Armed Forces Acts. U.K.

(1) The fine that may be awarded—

(a) by virtue of subsection (3)(b) of section 209 of the M3 Army Act 1955 on a summary trial of a person to whom Part II of that Act applies by virtue of that section; and

(b) by virtue of subsection (3)(b) of section 209 of the M4 Air Force Act 1955 on a summary trial of a person to whom Part II of that Act applies by virtue of that section; and

(c) by virtue of paragraph 4 of Schedule 4 to the M5 Naval Discipline Act 1957 on a summary trial of a person liable to be tried by virtue of section 118 of that Act;

shall, instead of being a fine not exceeding £10, be one not exceeding [F1 level 2 on the standard scale].

(2) Accordingly, in subsection (3)(b) of section 209 of each of the said Acts of 1955, and in paragraph 4(b) of Schedule 4 to the said Act of 1957, for the words “ten pounds” there shall be substituted the words “ twenty-five pounds ”.

Textual Amendments

F1 Words substituted by virtue of (E.W.) Criminal Justice Act 1982 (c. 48, SIF 39:1), ss. 38, 46 and (S.) Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1975 (c. 21, SIF 39:1), ss. 289F, 289G and (N.I.) S.I. 1984/703 (N.I. 3), arts. 5, 6

Modifications etc. (not altering text)

C1 The text of ss. 12, 17(2), 18, 20(4)(a)(c), 23, 24(2), 25, 26(3), 27(2), 28(4), 30(2), 35, 36, Sch. 3 paras. 1, 3, Sch. 4 (in part) is in the form in which it was originally enacted: it was not reproduced in Statutes in Force and does not reflect any amendments or repeals which may have been made prior to 1.2.1991.

Marginal Citations

M3 1955 c. 18.

M4 1955 c. 19.

M5 1957 c. 53.

18 Procuring or assisting continuation of desertion or absence without leave. U.K.

(1) Section 192(1) of the M6 Army Act 1955 (which makes it an offence to procure or assist desertion or absence without leave) shall have effect with the substitution, for paragraph (c) (concealing or assisting, in concealing a deserter or assisting his rescue from custody), of the following paragraph:—

“(c) knowing any person to be a deserter or absentee without leave from the regular forces, procures or persuades or assists him to remain such a deserter or absentee, or assists in his rescue from custody”

and section 192(1) of the M7 Air Force Act 1955 (which is the corresponding provision of that Act) shall have effect with the substitution for paragraph (c),of a paragraph in other respects similar to that set out above but modified by the substitution, for the words “regular forces”, of the words “ regular air force ”.

(2) Section 97(1) of the Naval Discipline Act 1957 (which makes similar provision to that of section 192(1) of the Army Act 1955) shall have effect with the substitution, for paragraph (c) thereof (concealing or assisting a person who is a deserter or is absent without leave or has improperly left his ship or place of duty, or assisting in his rescue from custody), of the following paragraph:—

“(c) knowing any such person to have committed such an offence, procures or persuades or assists him to remain a deserter, absentee without leave or improperly absent from his ship or place of duty, or assists in his rescue from custody”

Modifications etc. (not altering text)

C2 The text of ss. 12, 17(2), 18, 20(4)(a)(c), 23, 24(2), 25, 26(3), 27(2), 28(4), 30(2), 35, 36, Sch. 3 paras. 1, 3, Sch. 4 (in part) is in the form in which it was originally enacted: it was not reproduced in Statutes in Force and does not reflect any amendments or repeals which may have been made prior to 1.2.1991.

Marginal Citations

M6 1955 c. 18.

M7 1955 c. 19.

19 Application of Armed Forces Acts to Republic of Ireland. U.K.

For the purposes of the M8 Army Act 1955, the M9 Air Force Act 1955 and the M10 Naval Discipline Act 1957, the Republic of Ireland shall not be a foreign country, and references in any of those Acts to foreign powers, aliens and foreign stations shall be construed accordingly; . . . F2 .

Textual Amendments

F2 Words repealed by Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1974 (c. 22), Sch. Pt. XI

Marginal Citations

M8 1955 c. 18.

M9 1955 c. 19.

M10 1957 c. 53.

20 Amendments as to active service. U.K.

(1) The cases in which, where a force is engaged in operations for the protection of life or property, it is, by virtue of section 224(1) of the M11 Army Act 1955 or section 222(1) of the M12 Air Force Act 1955, on active service within the meaning of each of those Acts shall be extended to include, as well as the case where the operations are in a foreign country, one in which they are in any other country outside the United Kingdom.

(2) The authority by whom under subsections (2), (3) and (4) of the said section 224 or, as the case may be, of the said section 222, declarations may be made with respect to a force’s being deemed to be on active service, shall cease to include, in relation to a force in a colony, the Governor of the colony.

(3) The cases in which, where a force is landed for the purpose of the protection of life and property, it is by section 134 of the M13 Naval Discipline Act 1957 to be deemed to be on active service shall be extended to include, as well as the case where it is landed in a foreign country, one in which it is landed in any other country outside the United Kingdom.

(4) Accordingly,—

(a) in the said section 224(1) and the said section 221(1), for the words “is engaged in a foreign country in operations for the protection of life or property”, there shall be substituted the words “ is engaged elsewhere than in the United Kingdom in operations for the protection of life or property ”;

(b) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F3

(c) in the said section 134, for the words “landed in any foreign country”, there shall be substituted the words “ landed elsewhere than in the United Kingdom ”.

Textual Amendments

F3 S. 20(4)(b) repealed by Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1974 (c. 22) Sch. Pt. XI

Modifications etc. (not altering text)

C3 The text of ss. 12, 17(2), 18, 20(4)(a)(c), 23, 24(2), 25, 26(3), 27(2), 28(4), 30(2), 35, 36, Sch. 3 paras. 1, 3, Sch. 4 (in part) is in the form in which it was originally enacted: it was not reproduced in Statutes in Force and does not reflect any amendments or repeals which may have been made prior to 1.2.1991.

Marginal Citations

M11 1955 c. 18.

M12 1955 c. 19.

M13 1957 c. 53.