Armed Forces Act 1986

PART IContinuance of Services Acts

1Continuance of Services Acts

PART IIAmendments of Services Acts etc.

2Interference etc. with equipment, messages or signals

3Offences in relation to official documents

4Elimination of distinctions between certain offences

Sentence, reconsideration and limitation

5Maximum periods of imprisonment or detention for default in payment of fines

6Repeal of power of reconsideration

7Removal of three year limit for commencement of certain proceedings

8Application of limitation period to civilians ceasing to be subject to service law

9Power of Standing Civilian Court to defer sentence

10Extension of power to make community supervision orders in relation to civilians

11Extension of power to make custodial orders in relation to civilians

12Power of court-martial to suspend sentence on appeal from Standing Civilian Court

13Change of place of safety and return to United Kingdom of children in need of care or control

Reserve liability of women

14Reserve liability of women

PART IIISupplemental

15Interpretation

16Correction of minor deficiencies, repeals and transitional provision

17Short title and commencement

SCHEDULE 1Correction of Minor Deficiencies in Services Acts

References to summary sentence for offence in relation to court-martial

1(1) Each of the 1955 Acts shall have effect, and...

Correction of wrong cross-reference in provision relating to custodial orders

2Subsection (3A) of section 38 of the 1957 Act (which,...

Punishment for civil offences

3In section 42(l)(c) of the 1957 Act (maximum punishment for...

Position of custodial orders in scale of punishments

4In section 71 of each of the 1955 Acts and...

Consecutive periods of detention under custodial order etc.

5(1) The 1955 Acts and the 1957 Act shall have...

Correction of modification of section 132(3) of each of the 1955 Acts

6(1) In paragraph 7 of Schedule 6 to the Army...

Financial penalties enforcement orders

7(1) Section 133A of each of the 1955 Acts and...

Application of 1957 Act to passengers on board H.M. vessels

8In section 117 of the 1957 Act (application of Act...

Deductions from naval pay

9(1) Section 128A of the 1957 Act shall have effect,...

Construction of references to the holding of a commission

10(1) Section 225 of the Army Act 1955 and section...

Awards against parents and guardians

11Sub-paragraph (1) of paragraph 13 of Schedule 5A to each...

Application to 1957 Act of Amendments of 1955 Acts made by Criminal Justice Act 1982

12(1) Schedule 4A to the 1957 Act (powers of court...

SCHEDULE 2Repeals

Armed Forces Act 1986

1986 Chapter 21

An Act to continue the Army Act 1955, the Air Force Act 1955 and the Naval Discipline Act 1957 and to amend those Acts and the Armed Forces Act 1976 and the Armed Forces Act 1981.

[26th June 1986]

Be it enactedby the Queen's most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:—