Armed Forces Act 2006

104 (1) Section 82 of that Act (interpretation of Part 8 (evidence in criminal proceedings: general)) is amended as follows. U.K.

(2) In subsection (1)—

(a) omit the definition of “court-martial”;

(b) in the definition of “proceedings”, for paragraphs (a) to (c) substitute “ service proceedings; ”;

(c) in the definition of “Service court” for “a court-martial or a Standing Civilian Court” substitute “ the Court Martial or the Service Civilian Court ”.

(3) After that subsection insert—

“(1A) In subsection (1) “service proceedings” means proceedings before a court (other than a civilian court) in respect of a service offence; and “service offence” and “civilian court” here have the same meanings as in the Armed Forces Act 2006.”

(4) Omit subsection (2).

Commencement Information

I1 Sch. 16 para. 104 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)

I2 Sch. 16 para. 104 in force at 31.10.2009 in so far as not already in force by S.I. 2009/1167, art. 4