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Section 378

SCHEDULE 17U.K.Repeals and Revocations

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Commencement Information

I1Sch. 17 in force at Royal Assent for specified purposes, see s. 383(1)

I2Sch. 17 in force at 1.1.2008 for specified purposes by S.I. 2007/2913, art. 3 (with art. 4)

I3Sch. 17 in force at 24.6.2008 for specified purposes by S.I. 2008/1650, art. 4(c)

I4Sch. 17 in force at 1.10.2008 for specified purposes by S.I. 2008/1650, art. 2(e) (with art. 3)

I5Sch. 17 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)

I6Sch. 17 in force at 31.10.2009 in so far as not already in force by S.I. 2009/1167, art. 4

Reference Extent of repeal or revocation
Naval Agency and Distribution Act 1864 (c. 24)Section 16.
Naval and Marine Pay and Pensions Act 1865 (c. 73)

Section 6.

Section 8.

Regimental Debts Act 1893 (c. 5)In section 23, the words “is sentenced to death or”.
Criminal Evidence Act 1898 (c. 36)In section 6(1), the words from “including” to the end.
Air Force (Constitution) Act 1917 (c. 51)

In section 2(1), the words “, pay, allowances,”.

In section 3, in the sidenote the words “and attaching”, in subsection (1) the words from “, or attached” to “four years:”, and subsection (4).

Coastguard Act 1925 (c. 88)Section 2.
Colonial Naval Defence Act 1931 (c. 9)The whole Act.
Visiting Forces (British Commonwealth) Act 1933 (c. 6)Sections 6 and 7.
Defence (Armed Forces) Regulations 1939 (S.I. 1939/1304)In Regulation 6, the words from “within the meaning of” to the end.
Naval Forces (Enforcement of Maintenance Liabilities) Act 1947 (c. 24)The whole Act.
Army and Air Force (Women's Service) Act 1948 (c. 21)The whole Act.
Criminal Justice Act 1948 (c. 58)In section 80(1), the definition of “Court”.
Colonial Naval Defence Act 1949 (c. 18)The whole Act.
Courts-Martial (Appeals) Act 1951 (c. 46)Section 28.
Emergency Laws (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1953 (c. 47)Section 10.
Army Act 1955 (3 & 4 Eliz. 2 c. 18)The whole Act.
Air Force Act 1955 (3 & 4 Eliz. 2 c. 19)The whole Act.
Revision of the Army and Air Force Acts (Transitional Provisions) Act 1955 (3 & 4 Eliz. 2 c. 20)

Sections 1 and 2.

Schedule 1.

In Schedule 2, paragraphs 5 and 9.

Ghana Independence Act 1957 (c. 6)Section 4(2) and (3).
Homicide Act 1957 (c. 11)

Section 13(3).

In section 17(3), the words “, except as regards courts-martial,”.

Naval Discipline Act 1957 (c. 53)The whole Act.
Registration of Births, Deaths and Marriages (Special Provisions) Act 1957 (c. 58)

In section 1(1), the words “, or among the families of”.

Section 2(1)(a) and (b).

Federation of Malaya Independence Act 1957 (c. 60)In Schedule 1, paragraph 2.
Emergency Laws (Repeal) Act 1959 (c. 19)In Part C of Schedule 2, in the text of Regulation 6 of the Defence (Armed Forces) Regulations 1939, the words from “within the meaning of” to the end.
Cyprus Act 1960 (c. 52)In the Schedule, paragraph 4.
Nigeria Independence Act 1960 (c. 55)Section 3(2) and (3).
Sierra Leone Independence Act 1961 (c. 16)Section 3(2).
Criminal Justice Act 1961 (c. 39)

In section 38, in subsection (2)(b) the words from “a sentence passed by a court-martial” to “1955), and”, and in subsection (3)(b) the words “a sentence passed by a court-martial for any offence, and”.

In section 39(1), the definition of “court martial”.

Army and Air Force Act 1961 (c. 52)The whole Act.
Tanganyika Independence Act 1961 (c. 1)Section 3(2) and (3).
Jamaica Independence Act 1962 (c. 40)Section 3(2).
Trinidad and Tobago Independence Act 1962 (c. 54)Section 3(2).
Uganda Independence Act 1962 (c. 57)Section 3(2) and (3).
Malaysia Act 1963 (c. 35)In Schedule 2, paragraph 3.
Kenya Independence Act 1963 (c. 54)Section 4(2) and (3).
Zanzibar Act 1963 (c. 55)In Schedule 1, paragraph 5.
Defence (Transfer of Functions) Act 1964 (c. 15)

In section 1—

(a)

in subsection (3), paragraph (b) and the word “or” immediately before it;

(b)

subsection (4);

(c)

in subsection (5), the words “of reviewing the findings or sentences of courts-martial and other functions”.

Malawi Independence Act 1964 (c. 46)Section 4(2) and (3).
Zambia Independence Act 1964 (c. 65)In Schedule 1, paragraphs 5 and 11.
Malta Independence Act 1964 (c. 86)Section 4(2) and (3).
Gambia Independence Act 1964 (c. 93)Section 4(2) and (3).
Murder (Abolition of Death Penalty) Act 1965 (c. 71)

Section 1(4).

In section 3(3), the words “, except as regards courts-martial,”.

Guyana Independence Act 1966 (c. 14)Section 5(2).
Botswana Independence Act 1966 (c. 23)In the Schedule, paragraphs 5 and 10.
Lesotho Independence Act 1966 (c. 24)In the Schedule, paragraphs 5 and 11.
Singapore Act 1966 (c. 29)In the Schedule, paragraph 2.
Barbados Independence Act 1966 (c. 37)Section 4(2) and (3).
Armed Forces Act 1966 (c. 45)The whole Act.
Criminal Law Act 1967 (c. 58)Section 11(2)(a)(ii).
Criminal Justice Act 1967 (c. 80)

Sections 11 and 12.

Section 32.

In section 89(1), the words from “or in proceedings” to “Air Force Act 1955”.

Mauritius Independence Act 1968 (c. 8)Section 4(2).
Courts-Martial (Appeals) Act 1968 (c. 20)

Section 4(2).

Section 8(1A) to (4).

Section 10.

In section 11(1), the words “the Judge Advocate of Her Majesty's Fleet or”.

Section 15.

Section 16(6).

Section 17(2).

Sections 17A and 18.

In section 20, subsection (5) and in subsection (6) the words from “of this Act” to the end.

In section 21(1), the words from “; and in relation to” to the end.

Section 23.

Section 24(2).

In section 25B(2), the words “under the Mental Health Act 1983”.

Section 26.

Section 29(2).

In section 34, in subsection (1)(a) the words “the Judge Advocate of Her Majesty's Fleet or”, and subsection (3).

In section 36(1), the words “under this Part of this Act”, paragraph (a) and in paragraph (g) the words from “and the power” to the end.

Section 46.

In section 57, in subsection (1) the definitions of—

(a)

“the Air Force Act”;

(b)

“air force court-martial”;

(c)

“the Army Act”;

(d)

“army court-martial”;

(e)

“court-martial”;

(f)

“duly approved”;

(g)

“the Judge Advocate General”;

(h)

“judicial officer”;

(i)

“the Naval Discipline Act”;

(j)

“naval court-martial”;

(k)

“restriction order”;

(l)

“supervision order”;

and in the definition of “appellant” the words “has been tried by court-martial and”, and subsections (2) to (2B).

Section 58.

Schedules 3 and 4.

Swaziland Independence Act 1968 (c. 56)In the Schedule, paragraphs 5 and 11(a).
Tonga Act 1970 (c. 22)In the Schedule, paragraphs 4 and 9(a).
Fiji Independence Act 1970 (c. 50)Section 4(2).
Armed Forces Act 1971 (c. 33)

Sections 2 to 25.

Sections 27 to 48.

Section 49(1) and (2).

Sections 50 to 68.

Sections 70 to 72.

Section 73(3).

Section 74.

Section 76.

Section 77(2).

Schedule 1.

In Schedule 2, paragraphs 1(2) to (5), 2 and 3.

In Schedule 3, paragraphs 4, 5 and 7.

Criminal Justice Act 1972 (c. 71)In section 66(2), the words “ “court” does not include a court-martial;”.
Bahamas Independence Act 1973 (c. 27)Section 4(2).
Bangladesh Act 1973 (c. 49)In the Schedule, paragraph 1.
Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (c. 53)In section 5(1)(d), the words “or a corresponding court-martial punishment”.
House of Commons Disqualification Act 1975 (c. 24)

In section 1(1)(c), the words “or the Ulster Defence Regiment”.

In Schedule 1, in Part 3 the words “Judge Advocate of the Fleet.”

Northern Ireland Assembly Disqualification Act 1975 (c. 25)

In section 1(1)(c), the words from “or” to the end.

In Schedule 1, in Part 3 the words “Judge Advocate of the Fleet.”

Seychelles Act 1976 (c. 19)In the Schedule, paragraph 2.
Armed Forces Act 1976 (c. 52)

Sections 2 to 4.

Sections 6 to 16.

Sections 18 and 19.

Schedules 1 to 8.

In Schedule 9, paragraphs 3 to 8, 10, 11, 13, 14, 16 and 17.

Bail Act 1976 (c. 63)In Part 3 of Schedule 1, in paragraph 4 the definition of “the Services Acts”.
Solomon Islands Act 1978 (c. 15)Section 7(2) and (3).
Oaths Act 1978 (c. 19)

Section 7(4) and (5).

Section 8(4).

Tuvalu Act 1978 (c. 20)Section 4(2).
Rehabilitation of Offenders (Northern Ireland) Order 1978 (S.I. 1978/1908 (N.I. 27))

Article 4(5).

In Article 6, in paragraph (1), the word “and” at the end of sub-paragraph (c), and in sub-paragraph (d) the words “or a corresponding court-martial punishment”, and paragraph (9)(a).

Kiribati Act 1979 (c. 27)In the Schedule, paragraph 2.
Papua New Guinea, Western Samoa and Nauru (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1980 (c. 2)In the Schedule, paragraphs 10 to 12.
Reserve Forces Act 1980 (c. 9)

Section 10(5).

Section 18(2)(b).

Section 19(4).

Section 21(4).

Sections 24 and 25.

Section 26(2)(g).

Section 44.

Section 139.

Sections 141 to 144.

Section 145(2).

Section 146(2).

In section 156, in subsection (1) the definition of “regular air force”, and subsection (2).

In Schedule 8, paragraphs 5(3), 10, 16(2) and (5) and 19.

New Hebrides Act 1980 (c. 16)In Schedule 1, paragraph 2.
Magistrates' Courts Act 1980 (c. 43)Section 143(2)(g), (h) and (k).
Contempt of Court Act 1981 (c. 49)In Schedule 1, paragraph 8.
Belize Act 1981 (c. 52)In Schedule 2, paragraph 1.
Armed Forces Act 1981 (c. 55)

Sections 2 to 8.

Sections 10 and 11.

Section 13.

Sections 15 to 19.

Section 21.

Section 23.

Section 25.

Section 27.

Schedules 1 and 2.

In Part 1 of Schedule 3, paragraph 2.

In Schedule 4, paragraph 1.

Criminal Justice Act 1982 (c. 48)

Section 58.

Section 81(9) and (10).

Schedule 8.

In Schedule 16, the entries relating to the Army Act 1955, the Air Force Act 1955, the Naval Discipline Act 1957 and the Armed Forces Act 1976.

Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 (c. 60)

Section 51(c).

Section 63A(1B)(k).

In section 82, in subsection (1) the definition of “court-martial”, and subsection (2).

Section 113(11).

In Schedule 2, the entries relating to the Army Act 1955, the Air Force Act 1955 and the Naval Discipline Act 1957.

In Schedule 6, paragraphs 8, 28 and 29.

Brunei and Maldives Act 1985 (c. 3)In the Schedule, paragraph 4.
Armed Forces Act 1986 (c. 21)The whole Act.
Criminal Justice Act 1988 (c. 33)

Section 50.

In Schedule 13, paragraphs 7, 9 and 10.

Road Traffic Act 1988 (c. 52)

Section 144(2)(d).

In section 184(1)(e), the word “and” at the end.

Police and Criminal Evidence (Northern Ireland) Order 1989 (S.I. 1989/1341 (N.I. 12))

Article 51(c).

Article 70(2).

Criminal Justice (International Co-operation) Act 1990 (c. 5)Section 5(3A).
Pakistan Act 1990 (c. 14)In the Schedule, paragraph 3.
Courts and Legal Services Act 1990 (c. 41)In section 119(1), in the definition of “court”, paragraph (b).
Namibia Act 1991 (c. 4)In the Schedule, paragraph 2.
Criminal Justice Act 1991 (c. 53)

Section 71.

In Part 1 of Schedule 4, the entry relating to the Army Act 1955 and Air Force Act 1955 and the entry relating to the Armed Forces Act 1976.

Schedule 9.

Armed Forces Act 1991 (c. 62)

Sections 2 to 15.

Section 16(1) and (2).

In section 18, in subsection (8) the words “on him” and the words from “shall be liable” to the end, and subsection (9).

Section 19(7).

Section 23(2).

Section 24(1) to (3).

Section 25.

Schedule 1.

In Schedule 2, paragraphs 1, 2, 4 to 7, 10 and 11.

Local Government Finance Act 1992 (c. 14)In Schedule 1, in paragraph 1(3)(a), the word “or” at the end.
Sexual Offences (Amendment) Act 1992 (c. 34)

Section 4(9).

In section 6(1), the definitions of “corresponding civil offence” and “service offence”.

Section 7.

Section 8(7).

Army Act 1992 (c. 39)The whole Act.
Judicial Pensions and Retirement Act 1993 (c. 8)

In Schedule 1, in Part 2 the words “Judge Advocate of Her Majesty's Fleet”.

In Schedule 5, the words “Judge Advocate of Her Majesty's Fleet”.

Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994 (c. 33)

In section 146(4), the words from “or, in the case” to the end.

In section 147(3), the words from “or, in the case” to the end.

South Africa Act 1995 (c. 3)In the Schedule, paragraph 3.
Criminal Appeal Act 1995 (c. 35)In section 30(2)(c), the word “and” at the end.
Reserve Forces Act 1996 (c. 14)

Section 7.

Section 9(5).

Section 24(2)(b).

Section 25(2)(a).

Section 27(3).

Section 53(8)(b).

Section 55(8)(b).

Section 57(8)(b).

Section 72(5) and (6).

In section 95, in subsection (1) paragraph (b) and in the words after paragraph (e) the words “triable by court-martial or summarily by a civil court”, and in subsection (2)(b)(i) the words “, (b),”.

Section 98(5).

Section 99.

Sections 102 and 103.

Section 104(3).

Section 105(2).

Section 106.

In section 107(1), the words from “either—” to the end of paragraph (a).

Sections 123 and 124.

Section 126.

In section 127(1), the definition of “regular air force”.

In Schedule 1—

(a)

in paragraph 5(1), the words “or recklessly”;

(b)

paragraph 7 and the heading before it.

Schedules 2 and 3.

Schedule 7.

In Schedule 9, in Part 2, paragraphs 22 and 23.

In Schedule 10, paragraphs 1 to 13 and 23.

Criminal Procedure and Investigations Act 1996 (c. 25)

Section 74(2) and (3).

Section 79(5) and (6).

Armed Forces Act 1996 (c. 46)

Sections 2 to 4.

Section 6(2).

Sections 9 to 12.

Sections 15 and 16.

Section 17(3), (5) and (6).

Section 20.

Section 32.

Section 34.

Section 36(6).

In Schedule 1, paragraphs 1 to 64, 66 to 99, 102 to 107 and 110.

Schedule 3.

Schedule 5.

In Schedule 6, paragraphs 2 to 15.

Crime (Sentences) Act 1997 (c. 43)In section 34, in subsection (2)(d) the word “and” at the end, and subsection (3).
Human Rights Act 1998 (c. 42)

Section 21(5).

Section 22(7).

Youth Justice and Criminal Evidence Act 1999 (c. 23)Section 68(10).
Armed Forces Discipline Act 2000 (c. 4)The whole Act.
Powers of Criminal Courts (Sentencing) Act 2000 (c. 6)In section 134, in subsections (1) and (2) the words “or award”.
Criminal Justice and Court Services Act 2000 (c. 43)

In section 30—

(a)

in subsection (1), in the definition of “guardianship order” the words from “the Army” to “1957 or”, and in the definition of “qualifying sentence” paragraph (f);

(b)

subsection (2);

(c)

in subsection (3), the words “, or to a sentence of detention imposed by a court-martial or the Courts-Martial Appeal Court,”.

In section 33(7), in the definition of “order for admission to hospital”, paragraph (a).

In section 42, in subsection (1) the definition of “armed forces offence”, and subsection (2).

In section 62(5), the word “and” at the end of paragraph (e).

In section 64(5), the word “and” immediately before paragraph (f).

Section 81(2)(h).

Criminal Justice and Police Act 2001 (c. 16)Section 88(8)(j).
International Criminal Court Act 2001 (c. 17)

Section 74.

Section 79(5).

In Schedule 10, the entries relating to the Army Act 1955, the Air Force Act 1955 and the Naval Discipline Act 1957.

Armed Forces Act 2001 (c. 19)

Sections 1 to 12.

Section 13(2) and (3).

Sections 14 to 22.

Sections 24 and 25.

Section 26(4).

Section 28(3) to (5).

Section 29.

Sections 31 to 33.

In section 35—

(a)

in subsection (2), paragraphs (a) and (b) and in paragraph (c) the words “or 31(3)” and “or 31(6)(c)”;

(b)

subsection (3)(a)(i), (ii), (iv) and (v) (except the “or” at the end of (v)) and (b)(i).

Section 36(1) and (3)(a), (d) and (e).

Section 37.

Schedules 1 to 5.

In Schedule 6, paragraphs 14 to 27 and 33 to 56.

Justice (Northern Ireland) Act 2002 (c. 26)In Schedule 4, paragraphs 10 to 12.
Commonwealth Act 2002 (c. 39)In Schedule 2, paragraph 1.
Communications Act 2003 (c. 21)In Schedule 17, paragraphs 23, 24 and 26.
Extradition Act 2003 (c. 41)

Section 3(6).

Section 71(8).

Section 73(9).

Sexual Offences Act 2003 (c. 42)

In section 81(3)(b), the words “or a term of service detention”.

In section 133(1), the definition of “term of service detention”.

In Schedule 3, in paragraph 93(2) the word “service”.

In Schedule 6, paragraphs 9, 10 and 12.

Criminal Justice Act 2003 (c. 44)

In section 263(1)(a), the words “by any court”.

Section 272(2) and (3).

In section 337(13), in paragraph (a) sub-paragraphs (i) to (iii), (v), (vii) and (viii), and paragraph (b).

In Schedule 1, paragraph 15.

In Schedule 3, paragraphs 37, 38, 40 and 65.

In Schedule 7, paragraphs 5 to 7.

In Schedule 25, paragraphs 36 to 51.

In Schedule 32, paragraphs 19, 140, 155 to 157 and 162.

In Schedule 36, paragraphs 81 to 84.

Domestic Violence, Crime and Victims Act 2004 (c. 28)In Schedule 3, paragraphs 1 to 5, 9, 10, 14(3) and 15.
Constitutional Reform Act 2005 (c. 4)

In Schedule 11, in Part 2, in paragraph 4(3) the entries relating to the Army Act 1955, the Air Force Act 1955 and the Naval Discipline Act 1957.

In Schedule 14, in Part 1, in the table the entry relating to the Judge Advocate of Her Majesty's Fleet.

Serious Organised Crime and Police Act 2005 (c. 15)

Section 170.

In Part 3 of Schedule 7, paragraph 50.

Armed Forces Act 2006In Schedule 16, paragraphs 20 to 38 and 178.

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