Army Act 1955 (repealed)

207 Persons subject to military law: Colonial forces.F2 U.K.

(1) Subject to the provisions of this section, where any military force is raised under the law of a colony,any such law—

(a) may make provision in relation to that force and the officers, warrant officers, non-commissionedofficers and soldiers thereof so as to have effect as well when they are outside as when they are withinthe limits of the colony;

(b) may apply in relation to the force and the officers, warrant officers, non-commissioned officers andsoldiers thereof all or any of the provisions of this Act, either with or without adaptations, modificationsor exceptions.

(2) Where any military force raised under the law of a colony is serving with part of the regular forces,the army reserve or the Territorial Army, then in so far as the law of the colony does not provide for thegovernment and discipline of the force and the members thereof this Act shall apply—

(a) to the officers thereof as it applies to officers holding land forces commissions, and

(b) to the warrant officers, non-commissioned officers and soldiers thereof as it applies to warrantofficers, non-commissioned officers and soldiers of the regular forces,

but subject to such adaptations, modifications or exceptions as may be specified in the general ordersof the officer, whether military, naval or air-force but not below the rank of colonel or correspondingrank, commanding the forces with which the force raised in the colony is serving.

(3) While any officer, warrant officer, non-commissioned officer or soldier belonging to a force raisedunder the law of a colony is attached to, doing duty with, or otherwise acting as part of or with anyportion of the regular forces, the army reserve or the Territorial Army [F1 outside that colony], the foregoing provisions of this section shall not apply in relation to him, but he shall be subjectto military law by virtue of this subsection and this Act shall apply to him as if he were a member of theregular forces.

Textual Amendments

F1 Words substituted by Army and Air Force Act 1961 (c. 52), s. 35

Textual Amendments applied to the whole legislation

F2 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