Criminal Justice Act 1988

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3 Section 25 above shall have effect in relation to proceedings in the United Kingdom or elsewhere before Service courts as if such proceedings were mentioned in subsection (1) of that section.

4 In section 26 above—

(a) the reference to criminal proceedings in paragraph (a) includes summary proceedings under section 77 of the Army Act 1955, section 77 of the Air Force Act 1955 or section 49 of the Naval Discipline Act 1957; and

(b) in paragraph (b) “criminal investigation” includes any investigation which may lead—

(i) to proceedings before a court-martial or Standing Civilian Court; or

(ii) to summary proceedings such as are mentioned in sub-paragraph (a) above.

5 Without prejudice to the generality of any enactment conferring power to make them, procedural instruments may make such provision as appears to the authority making any of them to be necessary or expedient for the purposes of Part II of this Act.