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Part II Trial and Punishment of Offences
3. Power to stay further proceedings under one of the Services Acts with a view to other proceedings.
4. Marines: forfeiture of service where desertion confessed.
5. Power on reveiw or confirmation to annul the taking into consideration of other offences.
6. Trial of persons ceasing to be subject to service law and time limits for trials.
7. Extent of accused’s right to copy of record of court-martial proceedings.
8. Right of penalised parent or guardian to copy of record of court-martial proceedings.
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10. Amendments relating to trial and punishment of civilians under the Services Acts.
11. Minor amendments and repeals relating to procedure and evidence.
12. Increase in fine for certain minor offences under the Reserve Forces Act 1980 .
Amendments of the Naval Discipline Act 1957 as to offences and punishments
Amendments of the Services Acts relating to evidence and proceedings thereunder
19. Officers who can take affidavits and declarations abroad.
20. Women’s services: statutory assimilation and application thereto of certain enactments.
21. Clarification of the meaning in the Naval Discipline Act 1957 of “marine forces” and “naval reserve forces”.
22. Members of the armed forces are “employees” for the purposes of the Patents Act 1977.
23. Inquiries : persons affected who must be given a opportunity to be present and represented.
24. Abolition of the office of Accountant General of the Navy.
25. Naval prize cash balance not to include percentage deduction.
27. Naval and marine pay and pensions: no further publication in London Gazette.
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Amendments Relating to Trial of Civilians, Etc.
Minor Amendments and Repeals Relating to Procedure and Evidence
Election for trial by court-martial after investigation by commanding officer
Election for trial by court-martial after investigation by appropriate superior authority
Written evidence at courts-martial : repeal of unnecessary provision
Correction of wrong cross-reference in provision for making rules of procedure
Correction of wrong cross-reference in provision about maintenance orders
Evidence in sexual offences cases: application to judge advocate in court’s absence
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