The Armed Forces Act 2006 (Transitional Provisions etc) Order 2009

General time limits for charging servicemen or former servicemen with SDA offences

18.—(1) In sections 55 to 57 of AFA 2006 (general time limits for commencing proceedings against servicemen or former servicemen), references to a service offence include an SDA offence except one under RFA 1996.

(2) In section 55 of AFA 2006 as it applies in relation to an SDA offence—

(a) references to a person ceasing to be a member of a regular or reserve force include a person having ceased before commencement to be such a member;

(b) the reference to a person rejoining a regular or reserve force includes a person having rejoined it before commencement.

(3) In section 56 of AFA 2006 as it applies in relation to an SDA offence, references to a person ceasing to be subject to an additional duties commitment include a person having ceased before commencement to be so subject.

(4) In section 57 of AFA 2006 as it applies in relation to an SDA offence—

(a) references to a person ceasing to be subject to service law include a person having ceased to be subject to military law, air-force law or NDA 1957 except where at the time he did so he became subject to service law;

(b) references to being (or becoming) subject to service law include having been (or become) subject to military law, air-force law or NDA 1957.