Part II Protection of Children

Disqualification orders

27 Equivalent armed forces offences.

(1)

For the purposes of this Part, an individual is treated as being convicted of or (as the case may be) charged with an offence against a child if he is convicted of or charged with an equivalent armed forces offence.

(2)

In subsection (1), “equivalent armed forces offence” means an armed forces offence constituted by an act or omission which—

(a)

is an offence against a child, or

(b)

would, if committed in England or Wales, be an offence against a child.

(3)

In that subsection, “equivalent armed forces offence” also includes a civil offence of attempting to commit—

(a)

an offence against a child, or

(b)

an act that would, if committed in England or Wales, be an offence against a child.

(4)

For the purpose of determining whether an offence is an equivalent armed forces offence, Schedule 4 shall have effect as if the words “or attempting” were omitted from paragraph 3(t).

(5)

In this section, “civil offence” has the same meaning as in the M1Army Act 1955.