Naval Discipline Act 1957 (repealed) (c. 53)

Part II U.K. Trial and punishment of offences

[F1 Investigation and summary trial] U.K.

Textual Amendments

F1 Crossheading before s. 52B inserted (1.4.1997) by 1996 c. 46, s. 5, Sch. 1 Pt. I para. 13; S.I. 1997/304, art. 2 (with art. 3)

[F2 52EE Officers who may act as appropriate superior authoritiesF3 U.K.

(1) A person may act as appropriate superior authority in relation to a person charged with an offence if—

(a) he is of or above the rank of commander, and

(b) his rank is at least two ranks higher than that of the accused.

(2) The appropriate superior authority in relation to a person charged with an offence shall be appointed by the higher authority.

(3) For the purposes of subsection (1) above, the holding by any person of any acting rank other than that of commodore is to be disregarded; and in this subsection “acting rank” means rank of any description (however called) such that under Queen’s Regulations a commanding officer has power to order the holder to revert from that rank.]

Textual Amendments

F2 S. 52EE inserted (28.2.2002) by 2001 c. 19, s. 17, Sch. 1 para. 12; S.I. 2002/345, art. 2 (subject to art. 3)

Textual Amendments applied to the whole legislation

F3 Act repealed (prosp.) by Armed Forces Act 2006 (c. 52), ss. 378, 383, Sch. 17 and the repeal being partly in force, as to which see individual provisions