SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 16Minor and consequential amendments

Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 (c. 60)

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(1)

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

(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).