Part IIU.K. Discipline and Trial and Punishment of Air-Force Offences

Modifications etc. (not altering text)

Execution of sentences of death, imprisonment and detentionU.K.

130 Application to military establishments and custody.F1U.K.

(1)In section one hundred and eighteen of this Act, the reference in subsection (2) to an air-force establishment shall include a reference to a military establishment (within the meaning of the M1Army Act 1955).

(2)In section one hundred and nineteen of this Act references to an air-force establishment and to Imprisonment and Detention Rules shall include respectively references to such a military establishment as aforesaid and to Imprisonment and Detention Rules made under the M2Army Act 1955, and the reference in subsection (5) to air-force custody shall include a reference to military custody.

(3)In section one hundred and twenty-four of this Act the reference to an air-force prison shall include a reference to a military prison (within the meaning of the M3Army Act 1955).

(4)In subsection (3) of section one hundred and twenty-six of this Act the reference to an air-force establishment shall include a reference to a military establishment (within the meaning of the M4Army Act 1955).

Textual Amendments applied to the whole legislation

F1Act: 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