Air Force Act 1955 (repealed)

Application to different countriesF23 F24 U.K.

Textual Amendments applied to the whole legislation

F23 Act: the provisions of the 1955 Acts providing for findings of courts-martial to be subject to confirmation and to revision at the direction of the confirming officer cease to have effect (1.4.1997 subject to art. 3 of the commencing S.I.) by virtue of 1996 c. 46, s. 15; S.I. 1997/304, arts. 2, 3, Sch. 2

F24 Act repealed (1.1.2008 for the repeal of s. 180 only) by Armed Forces Act 2006 (c. 52), s. 383(2), Sch. 17; S.I. 2007/2913, art. 3 (with art. 4(1)(2))

212 Application to Scotland. U.K.

(1) The provisions of this section shall have effect for the purpose of the application of this Act to Scotland.

(2) For any reference to a county court there shall be substituted a reference to the sheriff; and the powers and duties conferred or imposed on a justice of the peace may be exercised or performed either by such justice or by the sheriff.

F1 (3) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(4) In subsection (2) of section one hundred and twenty-eight for the reference to [F2 the Coroners Acts 1887 to 1926][F2 the Coroners Act 1988], there shall be substituted a reference to section twenty-five of the M1 Prisons (Scotland) Act 1952, and that section as applied in relation to any such premises as are mentioned in the said subsection (2) shall have effect subject to the necessary modifications.

[F3 (4A) In section 150, at the end of subsection (5), there shall be added the words “and to any sum awarded as inlying expenses in a decree of affiliation and aliment”].

(5) For any reference to the Minister of Housing and Local Government there shall be substituted a reference to the Secretary of State; and the local authority for the purposes of Part IV of this Act shall be a [F4 council constituted under section 2 of the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994].

(6) Section one hundred and eighty-seven shall have effect as if subsection (4) were omitted.

(7) Section one hundred and ninety-five shall have effect as if for the obligation imposed by subsection (4) on the officer therein mentioned to bring a person before a court of summary jurisdiction there were substituted an obligation to report to the procurator fiscal.

(8) F5 the expression “chattel” means corporeal moveable.

[F6 (9) Where by virtue of this Act a document is admissible in evidence or is evidence of any matter stated in it in proceedings before a civil court in England, it shall be sufficient evidence of the matter so stated in such proceedings in Scotland.]

Textual Amendments

F1 S. 212(3) repealed (11.5.2001) by 2001 c. 19, s. 38, Sch. 7 Pt. 4

F2 Words “the Coroners Act 1988” substituted (E.W.) for words “the Coroners Acts 1887 to 1926” by Coroners Act 1988 (c. 13, SIF 33), s. 36(1), Sch. 3 para. 10

F3 S. 212(4A) inserted by Armed Forces Act 1966 (c. 45), Sch. 4

F4 Words in s. 212(5) substituted (S.) (1.4.1996) by 1994 c. 39, s. 180(1), Sch. 13 para. 45(2); S.I. 1996/323, art. 4(1)(b)(c)

F5 Words repealed by Army and Air Force Act 1961 (c. 52), s. 29(2)(b)

F6 S. 212(9) inserted by Armed Forces Act 1971 (c. 33), s. 76

Marginal Citations

M1 1952 c. 61.

213 Application to Northern Ireland. U.K.

(1) The provisions of this section shall have effect for the purpose of the application of this Act to Northern Ireland.

(2) F7 all fines imposed in proceedings taken before a court of summary jurisdiction in Northern Ireland shall be dealt with in the manner provided by section twenty of the M2 Administration of Justice Act (Northern Ireland) 1954.

F8 (3) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

F9 (4) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(5) References in subsection (2) of section one hundred and twenty-eight to [F10 the Coroners Acts 1887 to 1926][F10 the Coroners Act 1988], shall be construed as references to section thirty-nine of the M3 Prison Act (Northern Ireland) 1953; and that section as applied in relation to any such premises as are mentioned in the said subsection (2) shall have effect subject to the necessary modifications.

[F11 (5A) Where a financial penalty enforcement order has been registered under section 133A above by a court of summary jurisdiction in Northern Ireland in respect of any person, a justice of the peace may issue a summons to that person requiring him to appear before the court which registered that penalty or a warrant for the arrest of that person.

(5B) Where a person appears before a court of summary jurisdiction in Northern Ireland in pursuance of a summons or warrant issued under subsection (5A) above, the court may exercise the like powers as are conferred on it by [F12 Part IX of the M4 Magistrates’ Courts (Northern Ireland) Order 1981] (satisfaction and enforcement of orders).

(5C) A financial penalty enforcement order shall be registered in Northern Ireland under section 133A above in accordance with Magistrates’ Courts Rules.]

F13 (6) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

[F14 (6A) The reference in section 151A(1) to any judgment or order enforceable by a court in the United Kingdom shall include a reference to a judgment enforceable by the Enforcement of Judgments Office.]

(7) In Part IV of this Act references to a local authority shall be construed as references to a [F15 Health and Social Services Board established under the M5 Health and Personal Social Services (Northern Ireland) Order 1972], references to the Minister of Housing and Local Government shall be construed as references to the [F16 Department of Health and Social Services] for Northern Ireland, and references to a chief officer of police shall be construed as references to a [F16 chief superintendent of the Royal Ulster Constabulary or any other officer having a rank equivalent to chief superintendent].

(8) For the reference in section one hundred and seventy-three to section thirty-five of the M6 Road Traffic Act 1930, there shall be substituted a reference to section [F16 75 of the M7 Road Traffic Act (Northern Ireland) 1970 or any corresponding enactment for the time being in force in Northern Ireland].

(9) For the reference in subsection (4) of section one hundred and eighty-seven to [F17 the M8 Magistrates’ Courts Act 1980], there shall be substituted a reference to the Summary Jurisdiction Acts (Northern Ireland) and the rules made thereunder.

(10) For the reference in subsection (3) of section two hundred and three to a bankrupt’s trustee in bankruptcy there shall be substituted a reference to an assignee in bankruptcy.

F18 (11) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Textual Amendments

F7 Words repealed by Northern Ireland Act 1962 (c. 30), Sch. 4 Pt. IV

F8 S. 213(3) repealed by S.I. 1973/2163, Sch. 6

F9 S. 213(4) repealed (11.5.2001) by 2001 c. 19, s. 38, Sch. 7 Pt. 4

F10 Words “the Coroners Act 1988” substituted (E.W.) for words “the Coroners Acts 1887 to 1926” by Coroners Act 1988 (c. 13, SIF 33), s. 36(1), Sch. 3 para. 11

F11 S. 213(5A)—(5C) inserted by Armed Forces Act 1976 (c. 52), s. 16, Sch. 8 para. 4(1)(2)

F12 Words substituted by S.I. 1981/1675 (N. I. 26), Sch. 6 para. 9

F13 S. 213(6) repealed (4.11.1996) by S.I. 1995/755 (N.I. 2), art. 185(2), Sch. 10; S.R. 1996/297, art. 2(2)

F14 S. 213(6A) inserted by S.I. 1979/298, art. 2

F15 Words substituted by S.R. & O. 1973/256 (N.I.), Sch. 2

F16 Words substituted by Armed Forces Act 1976 (c. 52), Sch. 9 para. 8

F17 Words substituted by Magistrates' Courts Act 1980 (c. 43), Sch. 7 para. 13

F18 Ss. 20, 213(11), Sch. 2 repealed by Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1977 (c. 18), Sch. 1 Pt. I

Marginal Citations

M2 1954 c. 9 (N.I.)

M3 1953 c. 18 (N.I.)

M4 S.I. 1981/1675 (N.I. 26).

M5 S.I. 1972/1265 (N.I. 14).

M6 1930 c. 43.

M7 1970 c. 2 (N.I.)

M8 1980 c. 43.

214 Application to Channel Islands and Isle of Man. U.K.

[F19 (1) This Act extends to the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man subject to the following provisions of this section and to such modifications as Her Majesty may by Order in Council specify; and, where any such modifications refers to any law for the time being in force in any of the Channel Islands or the Isle of Man, the modification may be expressed to have effect for all purposes of this Act (and not only in the application of this Act to the Channel Islands or the Isle of Man, as the case may be).]

(2) Subject as hereinafter provided, references except in Part IV of this Act to the United Kingdom shall be construed as including references to the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man.

(3) References in sections one hundred and nineteen, one hundred and twenty-six, one hundred and twenty-seven and one hundred and forty-three to the United Kingdom shall not include references to the Channel Islands or the Isle of Man, and references in the said section one hundred and twenty-seven to a colony shall include references to the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man.

F20 (4) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Textual Amendments

F19 S. 214(1) substituted (1.1.1992) by Armed Forces Act 1991 (c. 62, SIF 7:1), s. 24(1); S.I. 1991/2719, art. 2

F20 S. 214(4) repealed (1.6.1996) by Armed Forces Act 1991 (c. 62, SIF 7:1), ss. 24(3), 26(2), Sch. 3; S.I. 1996/1173, art. 2, Sch.

Modifications etc. (not altering text)

C1 S. 214 applied (11.5.2001) by 2001 c. 19, s. 36(1)

C2 S. 214 modified (1.1.1992) by Armed Forces Act 1991 (c. 62, SIF 7:1), s. 24(4); S.I. 1991/2719, art. 2

S. 214 applied (24.7.1996) by 1996 c. 46, s. 36(6)

215 Application to certain overseas territories. U.K.

(1) This Act shall apply in relation to any territory under Her Majesty’s protection, and any territory for the time being administered by Her Majesty’s Government in the United Kingdom under the trusteeship system of the United Nations, as it applies in relation to a colony; and accordingly references in this Act to Her Majesty’s dominions shall be construed as including references to any such territory.

(2) References in this Act to the law of a colony shall include, in relation to two or more colonies under a central legislature, references to law made by that legislature.

F21 216 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . U.K.

Textual Amendments

F21 S. 216 repealed by Federation of Malaya Independence Act 1957 (c. 60), Sch. 2

F22 217 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . U.K.

Textual Amendments

F22 Ss. 59, 217 repealed by Armed Forces Act 1966 (c. 45), s. 37(3), Sch. 5