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Air Force Act 1955 (repealed)

GeneralF3U.K.

Textual Amendments applied to the whole legislation

F3Act: 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

1U.K.The powers conferred by this Schedule shall be exercisable on the trial of a person (in this Schedule referred to as a “civilian”) to whom Part II of this Act is applied by section 209 above.

2(1)In this Schedule—U.K.

  • “community supervision order” has the meaning assigned to it by paragraph 4(2) below;

  • “compensation order” has the meaning assigned to it by paragraph 11(1) below;

  • “the court” means a court-martial or a Standing Civilian Court;

  • “custodial order” has the meaning assigned to it by paragraph 10(1) below;

  • “local authority in England or Wales” means the council of a non-metropolitan county, a metropolitan district or a London borough or the Common Council of the City of London;

  • “local authority in Scotland” means a [F1council constituted under section 2 of the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994];

  • “order for absolute discharge” means an order under paragraph 3 below discharging a person absolutely;

  • “order for conditional discharge” means an order under that paragraph discharging a person subject to a condition;

  • “period of conditional discharge” means the period specified in an order for conditional discharge;

  • “prescribed” means prescribed by regulations under paragraph 17 below;

  • F2 . . .

  • “the Services Acts” means this Act, the M1Army Act 1955 and the M2Naval Discipline Act 1957; and

  • “supervision period” and “supervisor” have the meanings assigned to them by paragraph 4(2) below.

(2)A parent or guardian is a service parent or guardian for the purposes of this Schedule if—

(a)he is subject to service law, or

(b)Part II of this Act is applied to him by section 209 above, or

(c)Part II of the M3Army Act 1955 is applied to him by section 209 of that Act, or

(d)Parts I and II of the M4Naval Discipline Act 1957 are applied to him by section 118 of that Act.

Textual Amendments

F1Words in the definition of “local authority in Scotland” in Sch. 5A para. 2(1) substituted (S.) (1.4.1996) by 1994 c. 39, s. 180(1), Sch. 13 para. 45(3); S.I. 1996/323, art. 4(1)(b)(c)

F2Definition in Sch. 5A para. 2 repealed (1.1.1992) by Armed Forces Act 1991 (c. 62, SIF 7:1), ss. 6(a), 26(2), Sch. 3; S.I. 1991/2719, art. 2, Sch (with art. 3(1)

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