Armed Forces Act 2006

Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 (c. 60)

104 (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).