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Armed Forces Act 2006, Section 57 is up to date with all changes known to be in force on or before 27 February 2025. There are changes that may be brought into force at a future date. Changes that have been made appear in the content and are referenced with annotations. Help about Changes to Legislation

57Time limit for charging person formerly subject to service lawU.K.
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(1)This section applies where a person ceases to be subject to service law.

(2)The person may not, after the end of six months beginning with the date he ceased to be subject to service law, be charged with a service offence committed while he was so subject.

(3)Subsection (2) applies even if the person (again) becomes subject to service law within those six months.

(4)Subsection (2) does not apply in relation to an offence committed by a person when he was—

(a)a member of a volunteer reserve force; or

(b)a member of an ex-regular reserve force who was subject to an additional duties commitment.

Commencement Information

I1S. 57 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)

I2S. 57 in force at 31.10.2009 in so far as not already in force by S.I. 2009/1167, art. 4

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