Armed Forces Act 2006

Race Relations Act 1976 (c. 74) U.K.

Valid from 28/03/2009

79 U.K. In section 57(4B) of the Race Relations Act 1976 (claims under Part 3), in the words after the definition of “public investigator functions”, for the words from “any offence” to “1957” substitute “ any service offence within the meaning of the Armed Forces Act 2006 ”.

80 (1) Section 75 of that Act (application to Crown etc) is amended as follows. U.K.

(2) In subsection (9)—

(a) in paragraph (a) for the words from “a complaint” to “those procedures” substitute “ a service complaint in respect of the act complained of ”;

(b) in paragraph (b) for “complaint” substitute “ service complaint ”.

(3) In subsection (9B) for “the service redress procedures” substitute “ the service complaint procedures ”.

(4) In subsection (10), for paragraph (ab) substitute—

“(ac) “service complaint” means a complaint under section 334 of the Armed Forces Act 2006;

(ad) “the service complaint procedures” means the procedures prescribed by regulations under that section;”.

Valid from 28/03/2009

81 U.K. In section 78(1) of that Act (general interpretation provisions), for the definition of “criminal proceedings” substitute—

““criminal proceedings” includes service law proceedings (as defined by section 324(5) of the Armed Forces Act 2006);”.