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Armed Forces Act 2006, Section 377 is up to date with all changes known to be in force on or before 28 January 2025. 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. Help about Changes to Legislation

377Further interpretive provisionsU.K.

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(1)For the purposes of any provision of this Act which requires the determination of the age of a person by the court, an officer or a judge advocate, his age is to be taken to be that which it appears to the court, officer or judge advocate to be after considering any available evidence.

(2)Any reference in this Act to an offence punishable with imprisonment shall be construed without regard to any prohibition or restriction imposed on the imprisonment of young offenders.

(3)The question whether a member of a regular or reserve force (“force A”) is for the purposes of any provision of this Act of inferior, equal or superior rank or rate to a member of any other such force (“force B”) is to be decided by reference to any provision made by Queen's Regulations which lays down how the ranks or rates in force A relate to the ranks or rates in force B.

(4)For the purposes of this Act, a person is subject to an additional duties commitment if—

(a)he has entered into such a commitment; and

(b)the commitment is still in force.

(5)Any reference in this Act to a specified level on the standard scale is to the amount specified, in relation to that level, in the standard scale for the time being set out in section 37 of the Criminal Justice Act 1982 (c. 48).

(6)Any reference in this Act to the statutory maximum is to the prescribed sum within the meaning of section 32 of the Magistrates' Courts Act 1980 (c. 43).

(7)But subsections (5) and (6) do not apply in relation to any offence in Scotland or Northern Ireland under—

(a)section 344, 345 or 346; or

(b)regulations made by virtue of section 328(4)(b) or 343(5)(b).

Commencement Information

I1S. 377 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)

I2S. 377 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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