Army Act 1955 (repealed)

205 Persons subject to military law: general provisions.F8 U.K.

(1) The following persons are subject to military law:—

(a) every officer holding a land forces commission (within the meaning of any Order of Her Majesty for thetime being regulating the granting of commissions) and for the time being employed, or recalled foremployment, in Her Majesty’s service in any capacity in which he can be required to be employed as theholder of his commission;

(b) every officer holding a land forces commission (within the meaning aforesaid) who for the time beingis not employed, or not employed as mentioned in paragraph (a) of this subsection, but is liable (otherwisethan in specified circumstances only) to be recalled to military service under Her Majesty;

(c) every officer, not subject to military law under the foregoing provisions of this section, who beingthe holder of a land forces commission (within the meaning aforesaid) is employed in Her Majesty’s servicein employment of which it is an express condition that while employed therein he is to be subject tomilitary law;

(d) every officer, not subject to military law under the foregoing provisions of this section, who, withthe approval of [F1 the Defence Council] given subject to an express condition that while in that employment he is to be subject to militarylaw, is employed otherwise than in Her Majesty’s service;

[F2 (e) every officer of the Territorial Army who is not a special member;

F2 (ea) every officer of the Territorial Army who is a special member when in permanent service, in full-time service or undertaking any training or duty (whether in pursuance of an obligation or not);

F2 (eb) every officer of the army reserve when in permanent service, in full-time service or undertaking any training or duty (whether in pursuance of an obligation or not) or when serving on the permanent staff of the army reserve;]

(f) every warrant officer, non-commissioned officer and soldier of the regular forces;

(g) every warrant officer, non-commissioned officer and man of the army reserve when [F3 in permanent service, in full-time service or undertaking any training or duty (whether in pursuance of an obligation or not) or when serving on the permanent staff of the army reserve;]

(h) every warrant officer, non-commissioned officer and man of the Territorial Army when [F4 in permanent service, in full-time service, called out for home defence service or undertaking any training or duty] (whether in pursuanceof an obligation or not), or when serving on the permanent staff of the Territorial Army;

(i) every person in receipt of a pension in respect of service in the regular forces, or of such serviceand other service, who is employed in Her Majesty’s service as mentioned in paragraph (c) of thissubsection;

(j) every person not otherwise subject to military law who is serving in any force raised by order of HerMajesty outside the United Kingdom and is under the command of an officer holding a land forces commissionor a commission in the Territorial Army;

F5 (k) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(2) For the purposes of paragraph (d) of the last foregoing subsection a certificate of [F1 the Defence Council] that approval to a person’s employment was given subject to the condition mentioned in that paragraphshall be conclusive evidence of the facts stated in the certificate.

(3)

[F6 F7 (4) In this section—

“full-time service” means service under a commitment entered into under section 24 of the Reserve Forces Act 1996;

“permanent service” means permanent service on call out under any provision of the Reserve Forces Act 1980, the Reserve Forces Act 1996 or any other call-out obligations of an officer; and

“special member" has the same meaning as in the Reserve Forces Act 1996.]

Textual Amendments

F1 Words substituted by S.I. 1964/488, Sch. 1 Pt. I

F2 S. 205(1)(e)(ea)(eb) substituted (1.4.1997) for s. 205(1)(e) by 1996 c. 14, s. 131(1), Sch. 10 para. 1(1)(2) (with s. 72(5)); S.I. 1997/305, art. 2(1)

F3 Words in s. 205(1)(g) substituted (1.4.1997) by 1996 c. 14, s. 131(1), Sch. 10 para. 1(1)(3) (with s. 72(5)); S.I. 1997/305, art. 2(1)

F4 Words in s. 205(1)(h) substituted (1.4.1997) by 1996 c. 14, s. 131(1), Sch. 10 para. 1(1)(4) (with s. 72(5)); S.I. 1997/305, art. 2(1)

F5 S. 205(1)(k) repealed (1.4.1997) by 1996 c. 14, s. 131(2), Sch. 11 (with s. 72(5)); S.I. 1997/305, art. 2(1)

F6 S. 205(4) inserted (1.4.1997) by 1996 c. 14, s. 131(1), Sch. 10 para. 2 (with s. 72(5)); S.I. 1997/305, art. 2(1)

F7 S. 205(3) repealed by Armed Forces Act 1986 (c. 21, SIF 7:1), s. 16(2), Sch. 2

Textual Amendments applied to the whole legislation

F8 Act: the provisions of the 1955 Acts providing for findings of courts-martial to be subject to confirmation and to revision at the direction of the confirming officer cease to have effect (1.4.1997 subject to art. 3 of the commencing S.I.) by virtue of 1996 c. 46, s. 15; S.I. 1997/304, arts. 2, 3, Sch. 2