Armed Forces Act 2006

8 (1) Section 19 of that Act (power to require appointment of investigating officers) is amended as follows. U.K.

(2) In subsection (3) after “police” insert “ or Provost Marshal ”.

(3) In subsection (4)(b) for the words from “in another” to the end substitute “ either in another police force selected by the chief officer or in a service police force selected by him. ”.

(4) After subsection (4) insert—

“(4A) A requirement under this section imposed on a Provost Marshal may be—

(a) a requirement to appoint a person serving in the service police force in relation to which he is Provost Marshal, or

(b) a requirement to appoint a person serving either in a police force selected by the Provost Marshal or in another service police force selected by him.”

(5) In subsection (5)—

(a) for the words from “imposed” to “may be” substitute “ imposed otherwise than on a chief officer of police or a Provost Marshal may be ”;

(b) in paragraph (a) after “body” insert “ in relation to which the person on whom the requirement is imposed is the appropriate person ”;

(c) in paragraph (b) for the words from “police force” to “having” substitute “ police force or service police force, or in a public body (other than such a force) having ”.

(6) In subsection (6)—

(a) after “police force” insert “ or service police force ”;

(b) after “(4)” insert “ , (4A) ”.

Commencement Information

I1 Sch. 11 para. 8 in force at 28.3.2009 for specified purposes by S.I. 2009/812, art. 3(a)(b) (with transitional provisions in S.I. 2009/1059)

I2 Sch. 11 para. 8 in force at 31.10.2009 in so far as not already in force by S.I. 2009/1167, art. 4