The Armed Forces Act 2001 (Commencement No. 4) Order 2004

Statutory Instruments

2004 No. 1938 (C. 83 )

DEFENCE

The Armed Forces Act 2001 (Commencement No. 4) Order 2004

Made

21st July 2004

The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by section 39(2) of the Armed Forces Act 2001(1), hereby makes the following Order:

1.  This Order may be cited as the Armed Forces Act 2001 (Commencement No. 4) Order 2004.

2.  Section 20 of the Armed Forces Act 2001 shall come into force on 22nd July 2004.

Ivor Caplin

Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State Ministry of Defence

21st July 2004

Explanatory Note

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order brings into force section 20 of the Armed Forces Act 2001. The Armed Forces Discipline Act 2000 (c. 4) amended the Army Act 1955 (c. 18), the Air Force Act 1955 (c. 19) and the Naval Discipline Act 1957 (c. 53) so as to establish summary appeal courts to hear appeals from the armed forces' systems of summary discipline. Section 20 of the 2001 Act enables the Secretary of State to provide by order that warrant officers are to be eligible for membership of those courts.

Note as to Earlier Commencement Orders

(This note is not part of the Order)

Provision	Date of Commencement	S.I. No.
ss 1, 34 and Sch. 6 (partially), 35, 36, 37, 38 and Sch. 7 (partially), and 39	11th May 2001	Royal Assent
ss 34 and Sch. 6 (partially), and 38 and Sch. 7 (partially)	1st October 2001	2001/3234 (C. 104)
ss 17 and Sch. 1, 18, 19 and Sch. 2, 23, 24, 32(9) and Sch. 5 (partially), 34 and Sch. 6 (partially), 38 and Sch. 7 (partially)	28th February 2002	2002/345 C. 8)
ss 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 13, 14, 15, 16, 31, and 34 and Sch. 6 (partially)	30th September 2003	2003/2268 (C. 89)

(1)

2001 c. 19.