Naval Discipline Act 1957 (repealed)

2(1)In this Schedule—U.K.

  • community supervision order” has the meaning assigned to it by paragraph 4(2) below;

  • compensation order” has the meaning assigned to it by paragraph 11(1) below;

  • the court” means a court-martial;

  • custodial order” has the meaning assigned to it by paragraph 10(1) below;

  • local authority in England and Wales” means the council of a non-metropolitan county, a metropolitan district or a London borough or the Common Council of the City of London;

  • local authority in Scotland” means a regional or islands council;

  • order for absolute discharge” means an order under paragraph 3 below discharging a person absolutely;

  • order for conditional discharge” means an order under that paragraph discharging a person subject to a condition;

  • period of conditional discharge” means the period specified in an order for conditional discharge;

  • prescribed” means prescribed by regulations under paragraph 17 below;

  • “” F1. . .

  • the Services Acts” means this Act, the M1Army Act 1955 and the M2Air Force Act 1955; and

  • Standing Civilian Court” means a Standing Civilian Court established under the M3Armed Forces Act 1976;

  • supervision period” and “supervisor” have the meanings assigned to them by paragraph 4(2) below.

(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 M4Army Act 1955 is applied to him by section 209 of that Act, or

(d)Part II of the M5Air Force Act 1955 is applied to him by section 209 of that Act.

Textual Amendments

F1Sch. 4A para. 2 (definition of "reception order") repealed (1.1.1992) by Armed Forces Act 1991 (c. 62), ss. 6(a), 26(2), Sch. 3; S.I. 1991/2719, art. 2 (subject to a saving in art. 3(1) of S.I. 1991/2719 insofar as affecting any reception order made on or before 31.12.1991)

Marginal Citations

Textual Amendments applied to the whole legislation

F2Act repealed (prosp.) by Armed Forces Act 2006 (c. 52), ss. 378, 383, Sch. 17 and the repeal being partly in force, as to which see individual provisions