The Armed Forces Act 2006 (Transitional Provisions etc) Order 2009 No. 1059

SCHEDULE 1 U.K. Minor and consequential amendments and repeals

Mental Health Act 1983 U.K.

25.  In section 47(5)(a) of the Mental Health Act 1983 M1 (removal to hospital of prisoners etc)—

(a) the reference to service disciplinary proceedings includes proceedings in respect of an SDA offence (whether proceedings under AFA 2006 or an earlier enactment); and

(b) the reference to a sentence of service detention includes an SDA sentence of service detention.

Marginal Citations

M1 1983 c. 20.