SIXTH SCHEDULE Application of Military Law to attached Members of Naval and Air Forces
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(1)
As respects the punishment of a person subject to military law by virtue of section two hundred andeight of this Act, the following adaptations shall have effect.
(2)
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(3)
In relation to members of any of Her Majesty’s naval forces . . . F2, references to reduction to the ranks or any less reduction in rank shall beconstrued as references to disrating to an extent not greater than that which would have been authorisedon conviction by a court-martial under F2the M1Naval Discipline Act 1957, . . . F2
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For the purposes of the provisions of this Act relating to the constitution of courts-martial an officersubject to military law as aforesaid shall be treated as an officer belonging to Her Majesty’s militaryforces of corresponding rank.
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In proceedings under this Act against a person subject to military law as aforesaid any document whichwould have been evidence in the like proceedings under his own service law shall be evidence in like manner,subject to the like conditions and for the like purposes as in the first-mentioned proceedings.
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In the application of this Act to a person subject to military law as aforesaid references to theregular forces shall include references to his own service, and references to any rank shall includereferences to the corresponding rank of his own service.
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In relation to a person subject to military law as aforesaid subsection (3) of section one hundred andthirty-two of this Act shall have effect with the F4substitution for references to military law of references to service law.
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In the application of sections one hundred and forty-four and one hundred and forty-nine of this Actto a person subject to military law as aforesaid references to a Royal Warrant shall include references toan Order in Council (if he is a member of any of Her Majesty’s naval forces) or to an order under sectiontwo of the M2Air Force (Constitution) Act 1917 (if he is a member of any of Her Majesty’sair forces).
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Sections one hundred and fifty to one hundred and fifty-two F5. . . of this Act shall not apply to a person subject to military law as aforesaid.
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In this Schedule—
(a)
references to a person’s own service shall be construed as references to the naval or air force to whichhe belongs,
(b)
references to a person’s own service law shall be construed as references to F6the M3Naval Discipline Act 1957 or to air-force law, and
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according as he is a member of Her Majesty’s naval forces or Her Majesty’s air forces.