Point in time view as at 02/12/2019.
Armed Forces Act 2006, Paragraph 40 is up to date with all changes known to be in force on or before 07 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.
40(1)Section 96 of that Act (failure to attend for service on call out or recall) is amended as follows.U.K.
(2)In subsection (1), for the words (after paragraph (c)) from “is guilty” to the end substitute “ is guilty of desertion (if section 8(2)(a) or (b) of the Armed Forces Act 2006 applies to him) or absence without leave (if neither of those provisions applies to him). ”
(3)In subsection (3) for the words from “by court-martial” to the end substitute “ summarily by a civil court (as well as being triable by the Court Martial). ”
Commencement Information
I1Sch. 14 para. 40 in force at 28.3.2009 for specified purposes by S.I. 2009/812, art. 3(a)(b) (with transitional provisions in S.I. 2009/1059)
I2Sch. 14 para. 40 in force at 31.10.2009 in so far as not already in force by S.I. 2009/1167, art. 4
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