Part 2Jurisdiction and Time Limits

Chapter 2Time Limits for Commencing Proceedings

Time limits for offences other than Reserve Forces Act offences

55Time limit for charging former member of a regular or reserve force

(1)

This section applies where a person ceases to be a member of a regular or reserve force.

(2)

The person may not, after the end of six months beginning with the date he ceased to be a member of that force, be charged with a service offence committed while he was a member.

(3)

Subsection (2) applies even if the person rejoins the force within those six months.