Modifications etc. (not altering text)
C1Pt. VII modified (16.8.2006) by The Dover Harbour Revision Order 2006 (S.I. 2006/2167), art. 27
(1)Sections 5 to 10 of this Act, in their application to persons subject to service discipline, apply outside as well as within Great Britain and have effect as if—
(a)references to proceedings for an offence under any enactment included references to proceedings for the corresponding service offence,
(b)references to the court included a reference to any naval, military or air force authority before whom the proceedings take place,
(c)references to a constable included references to a member of the provost staff,
(d)references to a police station included references to a naval, military or air force unit or establishment,
(e)references to a hospital included references to a naval, military or air force unit or establishment at which medical or surgical treatment is provided for persons subject to service discipline, and
(f)[F1in section 6 a reference to a traffic offence] included a reference to the corresponding service offence.
[F2(2)A member of the provost staff may arrest a person for the time being subject to service discipline without warrant if he has reasonable cause to suspect that that person is or has been committing an offence under section 4.
(2A)The power conferred by subsection (2) is exercisable outside as well as within Great Britain.]
(3)In this section—
“corresponding service offence”, in relation to an offence under any enactment, means an offence under section 42 of the M1Naval Discipline Act 1957 or an offence against section 70 of the M2Army Act 1955 or section 70 of the M3Air Force Act 1955 committed by an act or omission which is punishable under that enactment or would be so punishable if committed in Great Britain,
“member of the provost staff” means a provost officer or any person legally exercising authority under or on behalf of a provost officer,
“persons subject to service discipline” means persons subject to that Act of 1957, to military law or to air force law and other persons to whom section 42 of that Act of 1957 or section 70 of either of those Acts of 1955 for the time being applies,
“provost officer” means a person who is a provost officer within the meaning of that Act of 1957 or either of those Acts of 1955.
Textual Amendments
F1Words in s. 184(1)(f) substituted (30.3.2004) by Railways and Transport Safety Act 2003 (c. 20), ss. 107, 121, Sch. 7 para. 6; S.I. 2004/827, art. 3
F2S. 184(2)(2A) substituted (1.1.2006) for s. 184(2) by Serious Organised Crime and Police Act 2005 (c. 15), ss. 111, 178, Sch. 7 para. 59; S.I. 2005/3495, art. 2(1)(m) (subject to art. 2(2))
Marginal Citations