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Armed Forces Act 2006, Paragraph 184 is up to date with all changes known to be in force on or before 26 November 2024. 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.
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Changes and effects yet to be applied to Schedule 16 Paragraph 184:
- specified provision(s) transitional provisions for effects of commencing SI 2009/812 by S.I. 2009/1059 Order
Changes and effects yet to be applied to the whole Act associated Parts and Chapters:
Whole provisions yet to be inserted into this Act (including any effects on those provisions):
- Pt. 16B inserted by 2023 c. 48 s. 1
- s. 50(2)(ca) inserted by 2011 c. 18 Sch. 4 para. 3(3) (This amendment not applied to legislation.gov.uk. Sch. 4 para. 3(3) repealed (8.3.2015) without ever being in force by 2014 c. 12, Sch. 11 para. 82(2); S.I. 2015/373, art. 2(g)(ii))
- s. 209(8) inserted by 2021 c. 11 Sch. 13 para. 41(3)
- s. 213(3A) words inserted by 2021 c. 11 Sch. 13 para. 41(6)
- s. 218A(6A) inserted by Sch. 26 para. 12(1)(db) (as inserted) by S.I. 2020/1520 reg. 6(2)(b)
- s. 218A(6A) words omitted by virtue of 2020 c. 17, Sch. 26 para. 12(1)(dc) (as inserted) by S.I. 2020/1520 reg. 6(2)(b)
- s. 219A(1)(d)(i) omitted by virtue of 2020 c. 17, Sch. 26 para. 14(a)(i) (as substituted) by 2021 c. 11 Sch. 13 para. 43(7)(b)
- s. 219A(1)(d)(iii) omitted by virtue of 2020 c. 17, Sch. 26 para. 14(a)(i) (as substituted) by 2021 c. 11 Sch. 13 para. 43(7)(b)
- s. 219A(1)(da) inserted by 2021 c. 11 Sch. 13 para. 41(7)
- s. 219A(1)(da)(i) omitted by virtue of 2020 c. 17, Sch. 26 para. 14(a)(ii) (as substituted) by 2021 c. 11 Sch. 13 para. 43(7)(b)
- s. 219A(2A) inserted by 2020 c. 17, Sch. 26 para. 14(bb) (as inserted) by S.I. 2020/1520 reg. 6(3)
- s. 219ZA inserted by 2021 c. 11 Sch. 8 para. 2
- s. 219ZA(1)(e) words omitted by virtue of 2020 c. 17, Sch. 26 para. 13A(a) (as inserted) by 2021 c. 11 Sch. 13 para. 43(7)(a)
- s. 219ZA(4)-(6) omitted by virtue of 2020 c. 17, Sch. 26 para. 13A(b) (as inserted) by 2021 c. 11 Sch. 13 para. 43(7)(a)
- s. 219ZA(7) words omitted by virtue of 2020 c. 17, Sch. 26 para. 13A(c) (as inserted) by 2021 c. 11 Sch. 13 para. 43(7)(a)
- s. 223(1A) inserted by 2021 c. 11 Sch. 13 para. 41(8)(a)
- s. 224A(1)(d)(iii) and word inserted by 2021 c. 11 Sch. 13 para. 41(9)(a)(ii)
- s. 224A(1)(d)(iii) words substituted by 2020 c. 17, Sch. 26 para. 15(a)(iii) (as inserted) by 2021 c. 11 Sch. 13 para. 43(7)(c)
- s. 224A(1A) inserted by 2021 c. 11 Sch. 8 para. 8(4)
- s. 224A(3A) inserted by 2021 c. 11 Sch. 13 para. 41(9)(b)
- s. 224B inserted by 2021 c. 11 Sch. 8 para. 9
- s. 225(1A) inserted by 2020 c. 17, Sch. 26 para. 15A (as inserted) by S.I. 2020/1520 reg. 6(4)
- s. 226(1A) inserted by 2020 c. 17, Sch. 26 para. 15B (as inserted) by S.I. 2020/1520 reg. 6(4)
- s. 227(3)(a)(b) substituted for words by 2021 c. 11 Sch. 13 para. 41(10)
- s. 238(6)(a) word omitted by 2021 c. 11 Sch. 13 para. 41(11)(a)
- s. 238(6)(b) word substituted by 2021 c. 11 Sch. 13 para. 41(11)(c)
- s. 238(6)(aa) inserted by 2021 c. 11 Sch. 13 para. 41(11)(b)
- s. 239(3A)(3B) inserted by 2021 c. 11 Sch. 8 para. 3
- s. 239(3A) words omitted by virtue of 2020 c. 17, Sch 26 para. 18(a)(i) (as inserted) by 2021 c. 11 Sch. 13 para. 43(7)(d)
- s. 239(3A) words omitted by virtue of 2020 c. 17, Sch 26 para. 18(a)(ii) (as inserted) by 2021 c. 11 Sch. 13 para. 43(7)(d)
- s. 239(3B) words omitted by virtue of 2020 c. 17, Sch 26 para. 18(b) (as inserted) by 2021 c. 11 Sch. 13 para. 43(7)(d)
- s. 260(1)(ca) inserted by 2021 c. 11 Sch. 13 para. 41(14)(a)(ii)
- s. 260(1)(ca) words omitted by virtue of 2020 c. 17, Sch. 26 para. 19(a)(iia) (as inserted) by 2021 c. 11 Sch. 13 para. 43(7)(e)(i)
- s. 260(4B)(a) words omitted by virtue of 2020 c. 17, Sch. 26 para. 19(b)(ii) (as substituted) by 2021 c. 11 Sch. 13 para. 43(7)(e)(ii)
- s. 260(4B)(za) inserted by 2021 c. 11 Sch. 13 para. 41(14)(b)
- s. 260(4B)(za) words omitted by virtue of 2020 c. 17, Sch. 26 para. 19(b)(i) (as substituted) by 2021 c. 11 Sch. 13 para. 43(7)(e)(ii)
- s. 261(1)(ba) inserted by 2021 c. 11 Sch. 13 para. 41(15)
- s. 261(1)(ba) words omitted by virtue of 2020 c. 17, Sch. 26 para. 20(c) (as inserted) by 2021 c. 11 Sch. 13 para. 43(7)(f)
- s. 261A(3)(a) words in s. 261A(3) renumbered as s. 261A(3)(a) by 2021 c. 11 Sch. 8 para. 4(a)
- s. 261A(3)(b)(c) inserted by 2021 c. 11 Sch. 8 para. 4(b)
- s. 261A(3)(b) words omitted by virtue of 2020 c. 17, Sch. 26 para. 20A(a) (as inserted) by 2021 c. 11 Sch. 13 para. 43(7)(g)
- s. 261A(3)(c)(i) words omitted by virtue of 2020 c. 17, Sch. 26 para. 20A(b) (as inserted) by 2021 c. 11 Sch. 13 para. 43(7)(g)
- s. 262A(2A) inserted by 2021 c. 11 Sch. 13 para. 41(16)(a)
- s. 262A(2A)(b) omitted by virtue of 2020 c. 17, Sch. 26 para. 21(a) (as substituted) by 2021 c. 11 Sch. 13 para. 43(7)(h)
- s. 262A(3A) inserted by 2021 c. 11 Sch. 13 para. 41(16)(b)
- s. 262A(3A) omitted by virtue of 2020 c. 17, Sch. 26 para. 21(b) (as substituted) by 2021 c. 11 Sch. 13 para. 43(7)(h)
- s. 262A(4) words inserted by 2021 c. 11 Sch. 13 para. 41(16)(c)(i)
- s. 262A(4) words inserted by 2021 c. 11 Sch. 13 para. 41(16)(c)(ii)
- s. 262A(4) words omitted by virtue of 2020 c. 17, Sch. 26 para. 21(c) (as substituted) by 2021 c. 11 Sch. 13 para. 43(7)(h)
- s. 270A 270B inserted by 2008 c. 4 Sch. 25 para. 27 (This amendment not applied to legislation.gov.uk. Sch. 25 para. 26(3)(4) repealed (2.4.2012) by 2011 c. 18, Sch. 3 para. 20(3), Sch. 5; S.I. 2012/669, art. 4(d)(f) (with art. 13))
- s. 270B(6)(aa) inserted by 2009 c. 25 Sch. 17 para. 9(2) (This amendment not applied to legislation.gov.uk. Sch. 17 para. 9 repealed (2.4.2012) without ever being in force by 2011 c. 18, Sch. 5; S.I. 2012/669, art. 4(f))
- s. 270B(10) word repealed by 2009 c. 25 Sch. 23 Pt. 5
- s. 270B(10)(a) words inserted by 2009 c. 25 Sch. 17 para. 9(3)(a) (This amendment not applied to legislation.gov.uk. Sch. 17 para. 9 repealed (2.4.2012) without ever being in force by 2011 c. 18, Sch. 5; S.I. 2012/669, art. 4(f))
- s. 270B(10)(b) words substituted by 2009 c. 25 Sch. 17 para. 9(3)(b) (This amendment not applied to legislation.gov.uk. Sch. 17 para. 9 repealed (2.4.2012) without ever being in force by 2011 c. 18, Sch. 5; S.I. 2012/669, art. 4(f))
- s. 270B(10)(c)-(e) inserted by 2009 c. 25 Sch. 17 para. 9(3)(c) (This amendment not applied to legislation.gov.uk. Sch. 17 para. 9 repealed (2.4.2012) without ever being in force by 2011 c. 18, Sch. 5; S.I. 2012/669, art. 4(f))
- s. 304C(5A) inserted by 2021 c. 11 Sch. 8 para. 5
- s. 304C(5A) words omitted by virtue of 2020 c. 17, Sch. 26 para. 24A(a) (as inserted) by 2021 c. 11 Sch. 13 para. 43(7)(i)
- s. 304C(5A) words substituted by 2020 c. 17, Sch. 26 para. 24A(b) (as inserted) by 2021 c. 11 Sch. 13 para. 43(7)(i)
- s. 377(8) inserted by 2020 c. 17, Sch. 26 para. 26 (as inserted) by S.I. 2020/1520 reg. 6(5)
- Sch. 7 para. 9(A1) inserted by 2020 c. 9 Sch. 2 para. 123(8)(a) (This pre-consolidation amendment comes into force immediately before the consolidation date on 1.12.2020 (see 2020 c. 9, ss. 3, 5(2)(3) and 2020 c. 17, ss. 2, 416) to facilitate the sentencing consolidation and then is repealed immediately afterwards on 1.12.2020 by the Sentencing Act 2020 (c. 17), Sch. 28; S.I. 2020/1236, reg. 2)
This section has no associated Explanatory Notes
184U.K.In section 62(5) of that Act (meaning of “sentence of imprisonment” for purposes of section 62)—
(a)in paragraph (f) at the end insert “ (including one passed as a result of section 221 or 222 of the Armed Forces Act 2006) ”;
(b)after that paragraph insert—
“(g)a sentence of detention under section 209 or 218 of the Armed Forces Act 2006, and
(h)an order under section 211 of that Act,”.
Commencement Information
I1Sch. 16 para. 184 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. 16 para. 184 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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