SCHEDULES
SCHEDULE 2 Reporting restrictions: miscellaneous amendments
Sexual Offences (Amendment) Act 1992 (c.34)
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1
Section 7 (application of Act to courts-martial) is amended as follows.
2
In subsection (1) (Act to apply with modifications where in pursuance of armed forces law a person is charged with an offence to which the Act applies), after “applies” insert “
by virtue of section 2(1)
”
.
3
In subsection (2) (modifications with which Act applies to courts-martial)—
a
omit paragraph (b);
b
for paragraph (c) substitute—
c
in section 3(1) any reference to a judge, in relation to the person charged with the offence, shall be read as a reference to the judge advocate appointed to conduct proceedings under section 3(1) relating to the offence (whether or not also appointed to conduct other preliminary proceedings relating to the offence);
c
in paragraph (d), for “court” substitute “
judge advocate appointed to be a member of the court-martial
”
; and
d
omit paragraph (e) except for the word “and” at the end.