Armed Forces Act 1976

3 (1) The said Schedule shall also be inserted, with the modifications specified in sub-paragraphs (2) to (10) below, after Schedule 4 to the M1 Naval Discipline Act 1957, where it shall have effect as Schedule 4A to that Act. U.K.

(2) In paragraph 1 for the words “Part II of this Act is applied by section 209 above" there shall be substituted the words “Parts I and II of this Act are applied by section 118 above".

(3) In paragraph 2(1) the following definitions shall be substituted for the definitions of “the court" and “the Services Acts":— “ “the court” means a court-martial; “the Services Acts” means this Act, the Army Act 1955 and the Air Force Act 1955;. ”

(4) The following definition shall be inserted in that sub-paragraph after the definition of “the Services Acts":— “ “Standing Civilian Court” means a Standing Civilian Court established under the Armed Forces Act 1976. ”

(5) The following sub-paragraph shall be substituted for paragraph 2(2):—

“(2) A parent or guardian is a service parent or guardian for the purposes of this Schedule if—

(a) he is subject to service law, or

(b) Parts I and II of this Act are applied to him by section 118 above, or

(c) Part II of the Army Act 1955 is applied to him by section 209 of that Act, or

(d) Part II of the Air Force Act 1955 is applied to him by section 209 of that Act.”.

(6) There shall be omitted—

(a) from paragraph 10(1) the words from “if the order" to the end;

(b) paragraph 11(2); and

(c) paragraph 12(2).

(7) In paragraphs 13(1)(a) and 14(6)(a), for the words from “Rules" to “1976" there shall be substituted the words “General Orders under section 58 above".

(8) The following paragraphs shall be substituted for paragraphs 13(4)(a), (b) and (c):—

“(a) is a subject to this Act, or

(b) is a member of the regular forces, as defined by section 225(1) of the Army Act 1955, or

(c) is a member of the regular air force, as defined by section 223(1) of the Air Force Act 1955,”.

(9) In paragraph 14(7) for the word “70" there shall be substituted the words “42".

(10) In paragraph 15, there shall be substituted—

(a) in sub-paragraph (1), for the word “provided" the word “authorised";

(b) in sub-paragraph (2), for the word “II" and the word “I"; and

(c) in paragraph (b) of the Note appended to the Table in sub-paragraph (3), for the words “section 71A(3)" the words “section 43A(3)".

Marginal Citations

M1 1957 c. 53.