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Armed Forces Act 2006, Cross Heading: Protected prisoners of war is up to date with all changes known to be in force on or before 01 March 2025. There are changes that may be brought into force at a future date. Changes that have been made appear in the content and are referenced with annotations.
Textual Amendments
F1S. 371A and cross-heading inserted (8.3.2012) by Armed Forces Act 2011 (c. 18), ss. 23(1), 32(3); S.I. 2012/669, art. 3(a)
(1)Her Majesty may by warrant make provision with respect to protected prisoners of war.
(2)A Royal Warrant made under this section may in particular make provision in relation to protected prisoners of war which—
(a)applies any relevant provision, or
(b)is equivalent to that made by any relevant provision,
subject to such modifications as may be contained in the Royal Warrant.
(3)In subsection (2) “relevant provision” means any provision of or made under this Act (including any provision creating a service offence), other than any provision of or made under Part 14, 15 or 16.
(4)The Secretary of State must publish a Royal Warrant made under this section in such a way as appears to the Secretary of State to be appropriate.
(5)Section 373(5) (power to make supplementary provision etc) applies in relation to Royal Warrants under this section.
(6)In this section “protected prisoner of war” means a person—
(a)who is a protected prisoner of war within the meaning given by section 7 of the Geneva Conventions Act 1957; and
(b)as respects whom the United Kingdom is the detaining power for the purposes of the Geneva Convention relative to the Treatment of Prisoners of War of 12 August 1949 (set out in the Third Schedule to that Act).]
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