Armed Forces Act 2006

5 (1) Section 15 of that Act (investigations for Court of Appeal) is amended as follows. U.K.

(2) In the sidenote after “Court of Appeal” insert “ and Court Martial Appeal Court ”.

(3) In subsection (1)—

(a) after “a direction” insert “ (a relevant direction) ”;

(b) after “1980 Act” insert “ or by the Court Martial Appeal Court under section 29A(1) of the Court Martial Appeals Act, ”.

(4) In subsection (2) for “Court of Appeal” substitute “ relevant Court ”.

(5) In subsection (3)—

(a) in paragraph (a)—

(i) for “Court of Appeal” substitute “ relevant Court ”;

(ii) for the words from “direction” to “1980 Act” substitute “ relevant direction ”;

(b) in paragraph (b) for “Court of Appeal” substitute “ relevant Court ”.

(6) In subsection (4)—

(a) for the words from “report to” to “1980 Act” substitute “ report to the relevant Court on the investigation of any matter specified in a relevant direction ”;

(b) for “Court of Appeal”, in the second place where it occurs, substitute “ relevant Court ”.

(7) After subsection (7) add—

“(8) In this section “relevant Court”, in relation to a direction, means the court that gave the direction.”

Commencement Information

I1 Sch. 11 para. 5 in force at 28.3.2009 for specified purposes by S.I. 2009/812, art. 3(a)(b) (with transitional provisions in S.I. 2009/1059)

I2 Sch. 11 para. 5 in force at 31.10.2009 in so far as not already in force by S.I. 2009/1167, art. 4