Part 3General
137Service courts
1
In this Act—
a
a reference to a court order or a conviction or finding includes a reference to an order of or a conviction or finding by a service court,
b
a reference to an offence includes a reference to an offence triable by a service court,
c
“proceedings” includes proceedings before a service court, and
d
a reference to proceedings for an offence under this Act includes a reference to proceedings for the offence under section 70 of the Army Act 1955 (3 & 4 Eliz. 2 c. 18) or the Air Force Act 1955 (3 & 4 Eliz. 2 c. 19) or section 42 of the Naval Discipline Act 1957 (c. 53) for which the offence under this Act is the corresponding civil offence.
2
In sections 92 and 104(1), “court” includes a service court.
3
Where the court making a sexual offences prevention order is a service court—
a
sections 104(1)(a) and (4) to (6), 105, 109, 111 and 112 do not apply,
b
in section 108, “the appropriate court” means the Crown Court in England and Wales, and
c
in section 110(3)(a), the references to the Crown Court and Court of Appeal are references to the Crown Court and Court of Appeal in England and Wales.
4
In this section “service court” means a court-martial or Standing Civilian Court.