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Armed Forces Act 1986 (repealed)
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Part IIIU.K. Supplemental
15 Interpretation.U.K.
In this Act—
“the 1955 Acts” means the M1Army Act 1955 and the Air Force Act 1955; and
“the 1957 Act” means the M2Naval Discipline Act 1957.
16 Correction of minor deficiencies, repeals and transitional provision.U.K.
(1)Schedule 1 to this Act shall have effect for correcting certain minor deficiencies in the 1955 Acts and in the 1957 Act.
(2)The enactments mentioned in Schedule 2 to this Act are hereby repealed to the extent specified in the third column of that Schedule.
(3)The repeals made by this Act in Schedule 3 to each of the 1955 Acts and the repeals of section 29 of the M3Armed Forces Act 1966 and of paragraph 1(12) and (13) of Schedule 1 to the M4Armed Forces Act 1971 shall not have effect in relation to proceedings for an offence committed before the coming into force of section 4 above.
17 Short title and commencementU.K.
(1)This Act may be cited as the Armed Forces Act 1986.
(2)Subject to subsection (3) below, Part II of this Act, section 16 above and the provisions of Schedules 1 and 2 to this Act shall come into force on such day as the Secretary of State may, by order made by statutory instrument, appoint; and different days may be so appointed for different provisions and for different purposes.
(3)The repeal by this Act of section 1 of the M5Armed Forces Act 1981 shall come into force on 1st September 1986.
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C1Power of appointment conferred by s. 17(2) fully exercised: S.I. 1986/2071, 2124 and 1987/1998
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