Armed Forces Act 2006

Amendments of the Criminal Appeal Act 1995

8 (1) Section 19 of that Act (power to require appointment of investigating officers) is amended as follows.

(2) In subsection (3) after “police” insert “or Provost Marshal”.

(3) In subsection (4)(b) for the words from “in another” to the end substitute “either in another police force selected by the chief officer or in a service police force selected by him.”

(4) After subsection (4) insert—

“(4A) A requirement under this section imposed on a Provost Marshal may be—

(a) a requirement to appoint a person serving in the service police force in relation to which he is Provost Marshal, or

(b) a requirement to appoint a person serving either in a police force selected by the Provost Marshal or in another service police force selected by him.”

(5) In subsection (5)—

(a) for the words from “imposed” to “may be” substitute “imposed otherwise than on a chief officer of police or a Provost Marshal may be”;

(b) in paragraph (a) after “body” insert “in relation to which the person on whom the requirement is imposed is the appropriate person”;

(c) in paragraph (b) for the words from “police force” to “having” substitute “police force or service police force, or in a public body (other than such a force) having”.

(6) In subsection (6)—

(a) after “police force” insert “or service police force”;

(b) after “(4)” insert “, (4A)”.