There are currently no known outstanding effects for the Armed Forces Act 2011, Paragraph 6.
6U.K.In section 66 of the Courts Act 2003 (judges having powers of District Judges (Magistrates' Courts))—
(a)after subsection (2) insert—
“(2A)A qualifying judge advocate has the powers of a justice of the peace who is a District Judge (Magistrates' Courts) in relation to criminal causes and matters.”; and
(b)after subsection (4) insert—
“(5)In this section “qualifying judge advocate” means—
(a)the Judge Advocate General; or
(b)a person appointed under section 30(1)(a) or (b) of the Courts-Martial (Appeals) Act 1951 (assistants to the Judge Advocate General).
(6)Subsection (2A) is without prejudice to the powers conferred by this section on a person within subsection (2) where that person is also a qualifying judge advocate.”
Commencement Information
I1Sch. 2 para. 6 in force at 2.4.2012 by S.I. 2012/669, art. 4(c)
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