Armed Forces Act 2006

7 (1) Section 22 of that Act (review and discharge of protection orders) is amended as follows.

(2) In subsection (2) for “superior officer” substitute “judge advocate”.

(3) In subsection (4)—

(a) for “superior officer” substitute “judge advocate”;

(b) for the words from “consider whether” to the end of paragraph (b) substitute “consider whether, if the order were discharged and—

(a) (where the power under section 20(2)(b)(i) has been exercised) if the child were returned by the responsible person, or

(b) (where the power under section 20(2)(b)(ii) has been exercised) if the child were allowed to be removed from the place in which he was being accommodated immediately before the making of the order,”.

(4) In subsection (5) for “the officer having jurisdiction” substitute “a judge advocate”.

(5) After that subsection insert—

“(5A) On the application of the person to whom an exclusion requirement contained in a protection order relates, a judge advocate may, in such circumstances and subject to such conditions as may be prescribed by regulations, vary the exclusion requirement or discharge the order so far as it imposes the exclusion requirement.”

(6) In subsection (7) for “officer” substitute “judge advocate”.